Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Primrose Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 195th 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 Primrose Hill (CH62 5EW) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 136.7% higher than the Bebington average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill (CH62 5EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bebington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bebington Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olinda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sandringham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olinda Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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