Crime Rates at Woodward Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QF

Woodward Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 208th 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 Woodward Road (CH42 1QF) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 158.0% higher than the Bebington average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodward Road (CH42 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hassal Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield South (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.