Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Borough Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 217th 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 Borough Road (CH42 9NA) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (CH42 9NA), the main crime hotspot is near Harrowby Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birkenhead and Tranmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maybank Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briardale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fountain Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Seaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenbank Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkend Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merlin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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