Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Devonshire Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 418th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (CH43 1TW) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (CH43 1TW), the main crime hotspot is near Barnard Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynnbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Nook Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grafton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claughton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Francis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Avenue —
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Data Sources

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