Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Willington Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastham , and the 121st 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 Willington Avenue (CH62 9EB) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 270.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willington Avenue (CH62 9EB), 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 Willington Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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