Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Singleton Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Singleton Avenue (CH42 9JH) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 20 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 Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Singleton Avenue (CH42 9JH), 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.
View Crime In Oxton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalkley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moss Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prentonpark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prentonpark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parkhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highpark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waverley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prenton Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merlin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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