Crime Rates at Woodville Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LX

Woodville Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Woodville Road (CH42 9LX) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Road (CH42 9LX), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.