Crime Rates at Osborne Road, Prenton, CH43 4XT

Osborne Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Road (CH43 4XT) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (CH43 4XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merton Place, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alvanley Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.