Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitford Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 472nd lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitford Road (CH42 7JB) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitford Road (CH42 7JB), 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.
View Crime In Birkenhead and Tranmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aspendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maybank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maybank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maybank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merlin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adelaide Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkend Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harrowby Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Larch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Fields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halcyon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
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