Total Crime Rate
185.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bromborough , and the 88th 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 Ashfield Road (CH62 7EG) in the last 12 months was 185.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.2% higher than the Bromborough average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashfield Road (CH62 7EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Grove, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chestnut Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Rake | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfields Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenfields Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gleaston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gleaston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenfields Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greenfields Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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