Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Greenbank Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 445th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenbank Road (CH48 6DL) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenbank Road (CH48 6DL), 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 Greenbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road
Apr 2026Public order Gilroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Road Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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