Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lock Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastham , and the 117th 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 Lock Road (CH62 0BE) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 273.7% higher than the Eastham average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lock Road (CH62 0BE), the main crime hotspot is near Lock Road. Police recorded 34 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 Lock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Heath Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Heath Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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