Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ford Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 155 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Way (CH49 9AT) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 153.4% higher than the Greasby, Frankby and Irby average (28.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Way (CH49 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near Kiln Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A551
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slingsby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Big Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Big Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A551 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A551 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Newton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hosking Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milman Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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