Crime Rates at Cearns Road, Prenton, CH43 1XH

Cearns Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 509th lowest 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 Cearns Road (CH43 1XH) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cearns Road (CH43 1XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lorne Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cearns Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.