Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingston Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 238th 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 Kingston Close (CH46 0TR) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingston Close (CH46 0TR), the main crime hotspot is near Oakenholt Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 23 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 | Shoplifting | Oakenholt Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebelands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebelands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tintern Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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