Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 48.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Forest Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 526th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (CH60 5SN) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% higher than the Heswall average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CH60 5SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downham Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birches Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Birches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milner Cop —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oban Drive —
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Data Sources

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