Total Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 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 187.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maybank 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maybank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whalley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlecombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybank Road
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fountain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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