Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gawsworth Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gawsworth Close (CH43 2GS) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gawsworth Close (CH43 2GS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartford Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churton Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birkenhead and Tranmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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