Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandbrook Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandbrook Lane (CH46 0QL) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandbrook Lane (CH46 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorn Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fernbank Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernbank Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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