Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bayswater Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 1,056 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 Bayswater Road (CH45 8ND) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bayswater Road (CH45 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bayswater Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saltburn Road (6 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 | Saltburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayswater Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Asbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumaris Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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