Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Poplar Road (CH43 5TB) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (CH43 5TB), the main crime hotspot is near Barnard Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barren Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salem View Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynnbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Kent Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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