Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Waterpark Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Prenton , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Waterpark Road (CH43 0SL) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Prenton average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Waterpark Road (CH43 0SL), the main crime hotspot is near Goldsmith Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterpark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prenton Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alastair Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Goldsmith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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