Total Crime Rate

180.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

South Hill Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 101st 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 South Hill Road (CH43 5RL) in the last 12 months was 180.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Hill Road (CH43 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brimstage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yewdale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bank
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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