Total Crime Rate

233.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Drugs 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Mews area has the 11th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Mews (CH42 1RT) in the last 12 months was 233.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (251.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Mews (CH42 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Hassal Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Procter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delta Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Procter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hassal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hassal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hassal Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassal Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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