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Crime Rates in Wirral, local authority district

Crime Rate

80.7

Low 4/10

Last updated: 09.10.2024

Annual total crime rate in Wirral, (local authority district) is 80.7 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Wirral (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 34.1 5/10

Public order 8.98 6/10

Anti-social behaviour 8.8 3/10

Criminal damage and arson 7.57 5/10

Other theft 4.51 2/10

Drugs 4.17 7/10

Shoplifting 4.02 3/10

Vehicle crime 2.48 2/10

Burglary 2.3 2/10

Other crime 1.91 5/10

Possession of weapons 0.631 3/10

Bicycle theft 0.537 3/10

Robbery 0.456 2/10

Theft from the person 0.25 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Wirral (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Wirral (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Wirral (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Wirral (local authority district) and North West (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Wirral
LAD
North West
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Wirral (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Wirral (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Greasby, Frankby and Irby	29.7 low
2. Heswall	32.1 low
3. Clatterbridge	33 low
4. West Kirby and Thurstaston	34.1 low
5. Bebington	47.7 low
6. Wallasey	48.1 low
7. Moreton West and Saughall Massie	48.2 low
8. Pensby and Thingwall	49.9 low
9. Eastham	50.5 low
10. Prenton	53.8 low
11. Hoylake and Meols	55 low
12. Oxton	63.3 low
13. New Brighton	71.8 low
14. Claughton	80.8 low
15. Upton	85.1 low
16. Leasowe and Moreton East	90.5 low
17. Bromborough	93.5 low
18. Liscard	99.9 low
19. Rock Ferry	113 medium
20. Seacombe	132 medium
21. Bidston and St James	150 medium
22. Birkenhead and Tranmere	255 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

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