Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Greenwood Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Road (CH49 8HT) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cheverton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoole Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orret'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orret'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cheverton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orret'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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