Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 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 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Royden Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royden Road (CH49 4LY) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 192.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royden Road (CH49 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gainsborough Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bleasdale Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road
Apr 2026Public order Withburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleasdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgewood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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