Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Oakdale Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 148th 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 Oakdale Avenue (CH44 7ET) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakdale Avenue (CH44 7ET), 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 Oakdale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorsedale Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palatine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sovereign Way Local resolution

Data Sources

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