Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatland Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 263rd 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 Wheatland Lane (CH44 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatland Lane (CH44 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gorsedale Park (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatland Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kenilworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brougham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brougham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albemarle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kenilworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glenburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glenburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Glenburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road
Apr 2026Burglary Borough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mainwaring Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mainwaring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainwaring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorsedale Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birnam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brougham Road

Data Sources

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