Crime Rates at Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9JF

Borough Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 331st 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 Borough Road (CH42 9JF) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (CH42 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borough Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbank Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.