Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Telegraph Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Telegraph Road (CH60 7SG) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telegraph Road (CH60 7SG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Telegraph Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daryl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Telegraph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daryl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Telegraph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Telegraph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Telegraph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Road —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Feather Lane —
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Data Sources

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