Total Crime Rate

54.2 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 54.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Market Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 493rd 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 Market Street (CH47 5AA) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Hoylake and Meols average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (CH47 5AA), 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 Market Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Birkenhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
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 2025Burglary Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A553 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clydesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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