Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walker Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 479th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Walker Street (CH47 2DY) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Hoylake and Meols average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Street (CH47 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A553 —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lake Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Road —
Sep 2025Other theft School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Government Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clydesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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