Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brookfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookfield Road (CH48 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 151.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookfield Road (CH48 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nettle Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Kirby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynwald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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