Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gothic Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Gothic Street (CH42 2BP) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gothic Street (CH42 2BP), 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 Gothic Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Buxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellet'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellet'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faversham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ionic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aldersgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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