Crime Rates at Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LP

Woodchurch Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodchurch Road (CH42 9LP) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodchurch Road (CH42 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.