Crime Rates at Orchard Road, Wirral, CH46 8TS

Orchard Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (CH46 8TS) in the last 12 months was 222.5 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (CH46 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakenholt Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chadwick Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.