Crime Rates at Cotswold Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8NX

Cotswold Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 239th 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 Cotswold Road (CH42 8NX) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Bebington average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Road (CH42 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mendip Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mendip Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.