Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Townley Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Townley Court (CH47 2HA) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 319.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Townley Court (CH47 2HA), 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.
View Crime In Hoylake and Meols| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A553 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferndale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lake Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clydesdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lake Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evans Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Government Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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