Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharfedale Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastham , and the 492nd 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 Wharfedale Drive (CH62 8BF) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Eastham average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfedale Drive (CH62 8BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millersdale Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfedale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millersdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlett Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elgar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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