Crime Rates at Bessborough Road, Prenton, CH43 5RW

Bessborough Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bessborough Road (CH43 5RW) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessborough Road (CH43 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.