Crime Rates at Moorland Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5NU

Moorland Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Road (CH42 5NU) in the last 12 months was 330.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 52.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (CH42 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southwick Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oriel Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.