Total Crime Rate

182.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leasowe Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leasowe Road (CH45 8LW) in the last 12 months was 182.7 per 1,000 residents and was 123.0% higher than the Leasowe and Moreton East average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasowe Road (CH45 8LW), the main crime hotspot is near Heyes Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leasowe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heyes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heyes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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