Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 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 67.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 41.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Banks Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 401st 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 Banks Road (CH48 0RF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 550.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banks Road (CH48 0RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Banks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynwald Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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