Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elwyn Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 1,056 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 Elwyn Road (CH47 7AP) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwyn Road (CH47 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bennet'S Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elwyn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennet'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Celtic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bennet'S Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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