Total Crime Rate

91.8 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 91.8 7/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pensby Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 155 local areas in Greasby, Frankby and Irby , and the 292nd 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 Pensby Road (CH61 9NF) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 221.3% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pensby Road (CH61 9NF), the main crime hotspot is near Paltridge Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pensby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paltridge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paltridge Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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