Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenbank Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 502nd lowest crime rate of 1,056 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 Greenbank Road (CH42 7JS) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenbank Road (CH42 7JS), 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.
View Crime In Prenton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Catherines Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parkhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Catherines Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prenton Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prenton Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prenton Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fountain Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Catherines Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maybank Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenbank Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Seaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Road South | Under investigation |
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