Total Crime Rate

232.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 232.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mather Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 232.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (251.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mather Road (CH43 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Barnard Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mather Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reedville Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reedville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlesville Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palm Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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