Total Crime Rate

37.5 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 37.5 4/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ince Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Ince Close (CH43 2NR) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ince Close (CH43 2NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ince Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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