Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meols Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meols Drive (CH47 4AN) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% 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 Public order with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meols Drive (CH47 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A540, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winnington Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meols Drive area

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