Crime Rates at Church Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5LF

Church Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Church Road (CH42 5LF) in the last 12 months was 492.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% higher than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 182.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CH42 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Catherines Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.