Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Austell Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Austell Close (CH46 6FG) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Hoylake and Meols average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Austell Close (CH46 6FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millhouse Mews, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tern Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Anstey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tern Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Felton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ebony Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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