Total Crime Rate

117.1 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Albert Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 195th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (CH47 2AB) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% higher than the Hoylake and Meols average (56.3 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (CH47 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lighthouse Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lighthouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A553
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lake Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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