Total Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Town Meadow Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 346th 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 Town Meadow Lane (CH46 7UG) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -31.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Town Meadow Lane (CH46 7UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lingham Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overgreen Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgehill Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overgreen Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Felicity Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Felicity Grove | Under investigation |
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