Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
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

Dorset Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 437th 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 Dorset Road (CH48 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (CH48 6DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Black Horse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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