Total Crime Rate

236.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.9 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 236.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.4 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bedford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 61st 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 Bedford Road (CH42 2AT) in the last 12 months was 236.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (CH42 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellet'S Place —
Apr 2026Public order Bulwer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Aldersgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faversham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ionic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellet'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulwer Street —
Apr 2026Other crime B5149 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Alison Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lawn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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