Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berwyn Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Berwyn Avenue (CH47 3DR) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% higher than the Hoylake and Meols average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berwyn Avenue (CH47 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waverley Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berwyn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A553 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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