Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.4 4/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fernbank Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Leasowe and Moreton East average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernbank Lane (CH49 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackthorn Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernbank Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Inman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Croft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenstone Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences M53 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Inman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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