Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairmead Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 256th 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 Fairmead Road (CH46 8TU) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairmead Road (CH46 8TU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebelands Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebelands Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ivy Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A553 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witley Close —

Data Sources

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