Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkenhead Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 358th lowest 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 Birkenhead Road (CH47 0LB) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Hoylake and Meols average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkenhead Road (CH47 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ethelbert Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Lane | Under investigation |
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