Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 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 22.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gorsefield Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 259th lowest 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 Gorsefield Road (CH42 9NT) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorsefield Road (CH42 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhurst Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorsefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalkley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Amery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prenton Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highpark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bank —
Apr 2026Public order Parkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prentonpark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prentonpark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mellor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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