Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Village Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Road (CH43 5SR) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Road (CH43 5SR), the main crime hotspot is near Barnard Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Village Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yewdale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newburns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charlesville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palm Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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