Total Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 15.9 2/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kestrel Avenue area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 155 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Kestrel Avenue (CH49 4PX) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Greasby, Frankby and Irby average (28.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Avenue (CH49 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Childwall Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawksmore Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Merlin Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Applegarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Jasmine Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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