Total Crime Rate

56.3 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 56.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Fernbank Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 474th highest 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 Fernbank Lane (CH49 4NU) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Leasowe and Moreton East average (81.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernbank Lane (CH49 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorn Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernbank Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernbank Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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