Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 399th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (CH43 1UH) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CH43 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near St Aidan'S Terrace. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Howbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Foxdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aidan'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Shrewsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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