Crime Rates at Oriel Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5PD

Oriel Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 180th 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 Oriel Road (CH42 5PD) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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