Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 195.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmswood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Elmswood Road (CH44 8DB) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmswood Road (CH44 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchmeadow Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Littledale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kenilworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brougham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brougham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brougham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kenilworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tobin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinglake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kinglake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmswood Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tobin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Street —
Apr 2026Public order Glenburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glenburn Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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