Crime Rates at Lyncroft Road, Wallasey, CH44 4AY

Lyncroft Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyncroft Road (CH44 4AY) in the last 12 months was 417.6 per 1,000 residents and was 187.4% higher than the Bidston and St James average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 252.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyncroft Road (CH44 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dock Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crosfield Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.