Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Northwood Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Prenton , and the 338th 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 Northwood Road (CH43 0SS) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Road (CH43 0SS), 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 Northwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alastair Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prenton Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Goldsmith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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