Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doreen Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 295th 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 Doreen Avenue (CH46 6DN) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doreen Avenue (CH46 6DN), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgehill Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neva Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A553 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Overgreen Grove | Under investigation |
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