Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whaley Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 155 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 456th lowest 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 Whaley Lane (CH61 3UN) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Greasby, Frankby and Irby average (28.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 139.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whaley Lane (CH61 3UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornelius Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkway Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whaley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brian Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thingwall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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