Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poulton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 462nd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poulton Road (CH44 9DH) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulton Road (CH44 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poulton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trentham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bulkeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trentham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mollington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rivington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ashville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Karslake Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Denbigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rivington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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