Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Princes Boulevard area has the 36th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 302nd 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 Princes Boulevard (CH63 5LN) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% higher than the Bebington average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 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). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Boulevard (CH63 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Buckingham Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Boulevard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5148 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Cokers Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Juliet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deverill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deverill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farlow Road

Data Sources

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