Total Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birkenhead Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Birkenhead Road (CH44 7BY) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkenhead Road (CH44 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Road. Police recorded 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tudor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Acacia Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbotsford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shaw Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ferry Terminal | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lever Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seacombe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacombe View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seacombe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keegan Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keegan Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keegan Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shaw Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
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