Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lorne Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 301st 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 Lorne Road (CH43 2JN) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorne Road (CH43 2JN), the main crime hotspot is near Lorne Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lorne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chetwynd Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Foxdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cearns Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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