Crime Rates at Town Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5PT

Town Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 471st highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Town Road (CH42 5PT) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Road (CH42 5PT), the main crime hotspot is near Oriel Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.