Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

South Villas area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 462nd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Villas (CH45 5EF) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Villas (CH45 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rake Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rake Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandheys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rake Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rake Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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