Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heathfield Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 161st highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Heathfield Road (CH43 5RT) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Road (CH43 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near James Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halcyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ball'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynnbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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