Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.7 2/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Banks Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 264th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banks Road (CH48 3HS) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banks Road (CH48 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Banks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Sep 2025Drugs Madeley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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