Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 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 107.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road West area has the 45th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 225th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Park Road West (CH43 1UR) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road West (CH43 1UR), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
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Data Sources

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