Total Crime Rate

265.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 265.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prenton Road West area has the 8th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prenton Road West (CH42 9PY) in the last 12 months was 265.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (251.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prenton Road West (CH42 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borough Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkhurst Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prenton Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Amery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prenton Road West —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalkley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prentonpark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highpark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mellor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prentonpark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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