Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carol Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carol Drive (CH60 2TA) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 6 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 Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carol Drive (CH60 2TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brimstage Green, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Speedwell Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carol Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carol Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Tree Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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