Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkett Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 409th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkett Road (CH42 4PS) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkett Road (CH42 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5148, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farlow Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birkett Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roselands Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Farlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B5149 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime B5149 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime B5148 Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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