Crime Rates at Mount Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8NP

Mount Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Prenton , and the 509th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Road (CH42 8NP) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Prenton average (50.5 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Road (CH42 8NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chiltern Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mendip Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.