Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wharfedale Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 308th 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 Wharfedale Road (CH45 6XP) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wharfedale Road (CH45 6XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowden Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malpas Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wallasey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosclare Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Laund | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meddowcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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