Total Crime Rate

227.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.9 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 227.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harrowby Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 68th 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 Harrowby Road (CH42 7HS) in the last 12 months was 227.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrowby Road (CH42 7HS), 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 Harrowby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greenbank Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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