Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 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 46.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 27th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 510th 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 Royden Road (CH49 4NA) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royden Road (CH49 4NA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Royden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleasdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Woodlands
Apr 2026Public order Withburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkway 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road

Data Sources

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