Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Park Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 97th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Victoria Park Road (CH42 6PP) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 103.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Park Road (CH42 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Park Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Downham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B5148 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allcot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Georges Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Georges Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Georges Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roxburgh Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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