Total Crime Rate
187.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willaston Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Willaston Road (CH46 6AP) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% higher than the Leasowe and Moreton East average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willaston Road (CH46 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leasowe and Moreton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A553 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Litherland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A553 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoylake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chadwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadfoot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadfoot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadfoot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berrylands Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bramble Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heathmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosslyn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Netherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Netherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Netherton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Litherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathmoor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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