Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shrewsbury Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 353rd lowest 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 Shrewsbury Road (CH60 5SL) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (CH60 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Daryl Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shrewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Birches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop —
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daryl Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop —
Apr 2026Other theft Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daryl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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