Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brackenhurst Drive area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 465th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brackenhurst Drive (CH45 1HT) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Liscard average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackenhurst Drive (CH45 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalton Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radnor Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brackenhurst Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magazines Promenade
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylesbury Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Grove
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Drive Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Radnor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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