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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L41: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L41 recorded 600 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 68.49 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 9.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring791.21 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment600 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 9.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

600
trending_down -11.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

791.21per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,209

Within L41 district

Wirral

8,760

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Horatio Street Map
total: 58 Shoplifting: 52 Violence and sexual offences: 4
58
Catherine Street Map
total: 56 Shoplifting: 22 Anti-social behaviour: 8
56
Shopping Area Map
total: 30 Shoplifting: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 4
30
River Street Map
total: 30 Drugs: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 8
30
Supermarket Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 8
26
Cedar Street Map
total: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 4
20
Cartmel Close Map
total: 16 Criminal damage and arson: 8 Drugs: 4
16
Kings Mount Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 4
16
Treetops Drive Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2
10
Oliver Street Map
total: 10 Public order: 4 Shoplifting: 4
10

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
600 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
170
28.3%
Shoplifting
124
20.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
61
10.2%
Drug Offences
56
9.3%
Public Order
53
8.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
48
8.0%
Other Theft
23
3.8%
Vehicle Crime
22
3.7%
Burglary
18
3.0%
Other Crime
11
1.8%
Weapons Possession
8
1.3%
Robbery
4
0.7%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.3%

Crime Analysis: L41

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in L41 at 28.3%. Shoplifting (20.7%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L41 has risen noticeably — by 9.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L41 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +9.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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