Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 58.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Carr Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 467th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carr Lane (CH47 4BA) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carr Lane (CH47 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lighthouse Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carr Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lake Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lighthouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A553
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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