Total Crime Rate

311.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 311.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Welton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 41st 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 Welton Road (CH62 3PN) in the last 12 months was 311.3 per 1,000 residents and was 522.6% higher than the Bebington average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welton Road (CH62 3PN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Caldbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Caldbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welton Road —
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Data Sources

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