Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briardale Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briardale Road (CH42 9NE) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briardale Road (CH42 9NE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Briardale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bank —
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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