Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rock Park area has the 38th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rock Park (CH42 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Park (CH42 1PJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Dell. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rock Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kirkfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kirkfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Procter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rock Lane East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rock Lane East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Delta Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alpha Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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