Total Crime Rate
187.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maybank Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maybank Road (CH42 7HL) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maybank Road (CH42 7HL), the main crime hotspot is near St Catherines Gardens. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birkenhead and Tranmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Catherines Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whalley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Catherines Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Catherines Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Charlecombe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlecombe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maybank Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fountain Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Seaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whalley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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