Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wimborne Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 288th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Wimborne Avenue (CH61 7UL) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 163.0% higher than the Greasby, Frankby and Irby average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Avenue (CH61 7UL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wimborne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benty Farm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benty Farm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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