Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wethersfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Claughton , and the 469th 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 Wethersfield Road (CH43 9YG) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Claughton average (50.3 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wethersfield Road (CH43 9YG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wethersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wethersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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