Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bennets Lane 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 Bennets Lane (CH47 7BA) 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 Bennets Lane (CH47 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Bennet'S Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bennet'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennet'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flowermead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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