Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Bank area has the 50th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 288th 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 East Bank (CH42 9NP) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Bank (CH42 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heathfield Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodville Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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