Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Orrets Meadow Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 219th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orrets Meadow Road (CH49 9BL) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 122.9% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orrets Meadow Road (CH49 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 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 Orrets Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hoole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whitefield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pemberton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoole Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheverton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orret'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferny Brow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferny Brow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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