Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Prestbury Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Claughton , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 0UN) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Claughton average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestbury Avenue (CH43 0UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stretton Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverton Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prestbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Marple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wervin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oulton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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