Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mallard 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.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wastdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wastdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlew Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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