Total Crime Rate

449.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 449.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hoole Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Hoole Road (CH49 8EG) in the last 12 months was 449.7 per 1,000 residents and was 808.4% 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 Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoole Road (CH49 8EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ganney'S Meadow Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cheverton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huddleston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Schoolfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganney'S Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoole Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganney'S Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cheverton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferny Brow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Orret'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orret'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orret'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cornfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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