Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prestbury Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Claughton , and the 462nd lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prestbury Avenue (CH43 0UF) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Claughton average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestbury Avenue (CH43 0UF), the main crime hotspot is near Berkeley Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prestbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wrenbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grainger Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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