Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Birkenhead Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 184th 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 Birkenhead Road (CH47 3BW) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkenhead Road (CH47 3BW), 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 Birkenhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birkenhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
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Data Sources

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