Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rocky Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 127th 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 Rocky Lane (CH60 0AS) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 345.1% higher than the Heswall average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rocky Lane (CH60 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rocky Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daryl Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop —
Apr 2026Public order Birches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oban Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daryl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane —
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Data Sources

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