Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Meols Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 411th lowest 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 Meols Drive (CH48 5DF) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meols Drive (CH48 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meols Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Graham Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meols Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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