Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oxton Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 341st highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Oxton Road (CH44 4ET) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxton Road (CH44 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Clayton Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynwood Avenue
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alderley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leominster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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