Crime Rates at Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LS

Woodchurch 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 9LS) 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 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merlin Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkend Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.