Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croft Avenue East area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bromborough , and the 390th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Avenue East (CH62 2HE) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Bromborough average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Avenue East (CH62 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A41 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Avenue East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welton Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Caldbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Caldbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A41
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A41 Under investigation

Data Sources

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