Total Crime Rate

753.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 753.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 417.4 10/10
  • Public order 110.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 40.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Childwall Green area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Childwall Green (CH49 5NS) in the last 12 months was 753.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1444.6% higher than the Pensby and Thingwall average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 542.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Childwall Green (CH49 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Childwall Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pool Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Childwall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A551
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arrowe Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arrowe Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arrowe Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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