Total Crime Rate

201.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 201.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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

Woodchurch Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Claughton , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodchurch Road (CH43 0SE) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 300.1% higher than the Claughton average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodchurch Road (CH43 0SE), the main crime hotspot is near Holmside Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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