Total Crime Rate
124.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mapleton Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Claughton , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mapleton Close (CH43 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Claughton average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mapleton Close (CH43 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kindale Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Claughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Durley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Drive | Under investigation |
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