Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pensall Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 334th 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 Pensall Drive (CH61 6XL) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Heswall average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pensall Drive (CH61 6XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portal Mews, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gleneagles Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heswall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibson Close | Under investigation |
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