Total Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Liscard , and the 415th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Drive (CH45 7PR) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Drive (CH45 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liscard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denton Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
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