Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 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 51.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kelsall Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastham , and the 508th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelsall Avenue (CH62 9DA) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelsall Avenue (CH62 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Avenue. Police recorded 14 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 Kelsall Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarvin Road

Data Sources

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