Total Crime Rate
191.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chadwick Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 90th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chadwick Street (CH46 7TE) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 134.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chadwick Street (CH46 7TE), the main crime hotspot is near Oakenholt Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 23 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 | Public order | Tintern Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Litherland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebelands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lyons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oakenholt Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Netherton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebelands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A553 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyons Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hoylake Road | Under investigation |
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