Crime Rates at Wycliffe Street, Birkenhead, CH42 3YD

Wycliffe Street 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 Wycliffe Street (CH42 3YD) 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 Wycliffe Street (CH42 3YD), the main crime hotspot is near B5149. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.