Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Town 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.

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Crime Over Time in Town Meadow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgehill Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overgreen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overgreen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingham Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felicity Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Felicity Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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