Total Crime Rate

235.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 235.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bromborough , and the 62nd 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 Valley Road (CH62 7DR) in the last 12 months was 235.9 per 1,000 residents and was 158.2% higher 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CH62 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Oakfield Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wirral

Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornby Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑