Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Far Hey Drive 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 Far Hey Drive (CH49 4SD) 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 Far Hey Drive (CH49 4SD), 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.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fernbank Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bradda Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crosby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernbank Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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