Total Crime Rate

120.4 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

School Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 186th 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 School Lane (CH47 3BA) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 113.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CH47 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A553 —
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Road —
Sep 2025Public order Birkenhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lake Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clydesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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