Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shrewsbury Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 423rd 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 Shrewsbury Road (CH43 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (CH43 2HZ), 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 Shrewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kent Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Alton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claughton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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