Crime Rates at Chatham Road, Birkenhead, CH42 2AX

Chatham Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 168th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Road (CH42 2AX) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (CH42 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morecroft Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.