Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Church Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 504th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (CH49 7LS) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (CH49 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Caldwell Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Childwall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pool Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pemberton Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A551 —
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Data Sources

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