Total Crime Rate
124.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Crescent (CH44 7AX) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Seacombe average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Crescent (CH44 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Seacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5028 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harlech Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leopold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harlech Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birkenhead Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkenhead Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vivian Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Birches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North William Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harcourt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Street | Under investigation |
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