Crime Rates at Mather Road, Prenton, CH43 1TS

Mather Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 83rd 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 Mather Road (CH43 1TS) in the last 12 months was 195.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mather Road (CH43 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.