Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Zig Zag Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Liscard , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Zig Zag Road (CH45 7NZ) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Liscard average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Zig Zag Road (CH45 7NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Rake Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Zig Zag Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glencoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rake Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rake Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winifred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stratton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withen'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scott Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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