Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfield Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 466th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (CH42 2BU) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Bebington average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road (CH42 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rock Ferry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aldersgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ionic Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tonbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tonbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faversham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lawn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bulwer Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rockville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rock Lane West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bulwer Street | — |
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