Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Acre Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bromborough , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Acre Lane (CH62 7DD) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Bromborough average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Lane (CH62 7DD), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marled Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainwaring Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marled Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cooks Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Rake Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainwaring Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenfields Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hawthorn Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenfields Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greenfields Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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