Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dee Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 356th highest 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 Dee Lane (CH48 0QA) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dee Lane (CH48 0QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dee Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynwald Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riversdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Kirby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Road —

Data Sources

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