Total Crime Rate

183.8 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 183.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Borough Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (L44 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher than the Seacombe average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (L44 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norman Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickham Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buchanan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Glenburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Birches
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wickham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainwaring Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery A5028 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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