Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Greenbank 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.

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Crime Over Time in Greenbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prenton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prenton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prenton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fountain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybank Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greenbank Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road South Under investigation

Data Sources

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