Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorsehill Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 509th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Gorsehill Road (CH60 5SR) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% higher than the Heswall average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorsehill Road (CH60 5SR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorsehill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daryl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daryl Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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