Total Crime Rate
88.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodchurch Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 294th 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 Woodchurch Road (CH42 9LR) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodchurch Road (CH42 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Mount, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodville 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 | Public order | Kings Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briardale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glover Street | 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 | Public order | Merlin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highpark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clive Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clive Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kings Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yewdale Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Mount | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kings Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Mount | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kings Mount | Awaiting court outcome |
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