Total Crime Rate
73.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burnley Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 388th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burnley Road (CH46 9QF) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnley Road (CH46 9QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stuart Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leasowe and Moreton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sunningdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stuart Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stuart Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stuart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daneswell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sunningdale | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cherry Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A553 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimbrick Hey | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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