Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mersey Bank Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 401st highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mersey Bank Road (CH62 1BP) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher than the Bebington average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Bank Road (CH62 1BP), the main crime hotspot is near Legh Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey Bank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marquis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alvega Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shore Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Ferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marquis Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Salisbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Egerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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