Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cecil Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Prenton , and the 244th 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 Cecil Road (CH42 9PE) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% higher than the Prenton average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (CH42 9PE), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moss Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salem View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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