Total Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mere Farm Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Mere Farm Road (CH43 9TT) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mere Farm Road (CH43 9TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hargrave Avenue, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ince Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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