Total Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hoylake Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 204th 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 Hoylake Road (CH46 0RN) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 3 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 ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hoylake Road (CH46 0RN), the main crime hotspot is near Overgreen Grove. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 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 | Overgreen Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hoylake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A553 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neva Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Under investigation |
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