Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mallard Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 404th lowest 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 Mallard Way (CH46 7SL) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mallard Way (CH46 7SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lingham Close, where police recorded 20 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 Mallard Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wastdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingham Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wastdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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