Total Crime Rate
99.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wheatfield Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 259th 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 Wheatfield Close (CH46 9RA) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheatfield Close (CH46 9RA), the main crime hotspot is near Sedgefield Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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