Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Gerald Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 495th 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 Gerald Road (CH43 2LA) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerald Road (CH43 2LA), 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 Gerald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Cearns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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