Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookside Drive area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 152 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 237th 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 Brookside Drive (CH49 4LH) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside Drive (CH49 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Bleasdale Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bleasdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cortsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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