Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kelsall Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastham , and the 485th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Close (CH62 9DB) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Eastham average (42.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelsall Close (CH62 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelsall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastham Rake
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Marston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelsall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastham Rake

Data Sources

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