Crime Rates at Houghton Road, Wirral, CH49 8JD

Houghton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 389th lowest 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 Houghton Road (CH49 8JD) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Pensby and Thingwall average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (CH49 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houghton Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitefield Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.