Crime Rates at Harrowby Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7HX

Harrowby Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrowby Road (CH42 7HX) in the last 12 months was 348.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% higher than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 218.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrowby Road (CH42 7HX), the main crime hotspot is near St Catherines Gardens. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.