Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Yew Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 323rd 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 Yew Way (CH46 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Way (CH46 8TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A553, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairmead Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasture Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Danger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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