Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deva Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deva Road (CH48 4DB) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% higher than the Hoylake and Meols average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deva Road (CH48 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Avenue, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deva Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Kirby —
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Acacia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Kirby —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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