Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Storeton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Storeton Road (CH43 5TL) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Storeton Road (CH43 5TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oxton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newburns Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yewdale Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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