Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellesley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Road (CH44 5UR) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CH44 5UR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lathom Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lathom Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croxteth Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Conway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lathom Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parkfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lathom Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Monk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lathom Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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