Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastway area has the 28th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Eastway (CH46 8SS) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Leasowe and Moreton East average (83.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastway (CH46 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Witley Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leasowe and Moreton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Witley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasture Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ivy Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A553 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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