Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Place area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Place (CH43 1TX) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Place (CH43 1TX), the main crime hotspot is near Lorne Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claughton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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