Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 136.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Home Farm Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Home Farm Road (CH49 7LG) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Pensby and Thingwall average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Farm Road (CH49 7LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ganney'S Meadow Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Home Farm Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Home Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganney'S Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Hey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Schoolfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganney'S Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cornfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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