Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Lane (CH45 8RH) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Lane (CH45 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandhills View, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wallasey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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