Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Beacon Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Beacon Lane (CH60 0DD) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 210.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Lane (CH60 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beacon Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oban Drive
Apr 2026Public order Birches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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