Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Old Meadow Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Meadow Road (CH61 5UU) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 173.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Meadow Road (CH61 5UU), the main crime hotspot is near The Willows. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleyfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleyfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridgenorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Willows Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Willows Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fishers Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Hannah Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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