Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alnwick Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 370th highest 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 Alnwick Drive (CH46 6ET) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% higher than the Hoylake and Meols average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Drive (CH46 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millhouse Mews, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burden Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alnwick Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tern Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ebony Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felton Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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