Total Crime Rate
146.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walby Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 131st 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 Walby Close (CH49 7ND) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 196.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walby Close (CH49 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 34 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Home Farm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Hey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ganney'S Meadow Road | — |
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