Total Crime Rate
177.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riverview Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Riverview Road (CH44 6PQ) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% higher than the Seacombe average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverview Road (CH44 6PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Birches, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Seacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A5028 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brighton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shaw Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shaw Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbotsford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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