Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eastham , and the 186th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Clifton Avenue (CH62 9EE) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 186.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Avenue (CH62 9EE), 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 Clifton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Close 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 Clifton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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