Total Crime Rate

298.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 298.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Public order 59.0 10/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Houghton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Houghton Road (CH49 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 298.9 per 1,000 residents and was 512.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 173.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (CH49 8JQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Houghton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whitefield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pool Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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