Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rice Lane area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 511th highest 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 Rice Lane (CH44 0DF) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Liscard average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rice Lane (CH44 0DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hawarden Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rice Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Rice Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildford Street
Apr 2026Drugs Ismay Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ismay Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Water Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lucia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maddock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chepstow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Vincent Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinglake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kinglake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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