Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Close (CH46 1PD) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Close (CH46 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Livingstone Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeds Avenue East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleway North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Birket Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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