Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Circular Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 490th highest 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 Circular Drive (CH49 3NB) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Greasby, Frankby and Irby average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Circular Drive (CH49 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Circular Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickerill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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