Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kingsland 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 Kingsland Road (CH42 9NW) 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 Kingsland Road (CH42 9NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Mount, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brimstage Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bank
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brimstage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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