Total Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gilroy Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Gilroy Road (CH48 6DP) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Hoylake and Meols average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilroy Road (CH48 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gilroy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Black Horse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Raeburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gilroy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slessor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gilroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Paton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Black Horse Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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