Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbank Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 332nd 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 Westbank Road (CH42 7JP) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbank Road (CH42 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhurst Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkend Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Borough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harrowby Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
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