Crime Rates at The Meadow, Wirral, CH49 8EW

The Meadow area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 337th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 The Meadow (CH49 8EW) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadow (CH49 8EW), 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 Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.