Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandrock Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 398th highest 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 Sandrock Road (CH45 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandrock Road (CH45 5EQ), 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 Sandrock Road area

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

Data Sources

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