Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orrets Meadow Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 357th 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 Orrets Meadow Road (CH49 8EX) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orrets Meadow Road (CH49 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orrets Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferny Brow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs New Hey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Newbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferny Brow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadow Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Sunflower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hoole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoole Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orret'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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