Total Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Drugs 32.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverview 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.

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Crime Over Time in Riverview Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery A5028 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Avenue
Sep 2025Other crime Shaw Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Birches
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Abbotsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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