Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

North Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 477th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 North Road (CH48 4DF) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (CH48 4DF), 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 North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Kirby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riversdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynwald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nettle Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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