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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L45: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L45 recorded 79 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.41 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 19.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring76.96 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment79 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 19.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

79
trending_down -7.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

76.96per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

924

Within L45 district

Wirral

14,592

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Toronto Mews Map
total: 6 Public order: 6
6
Marlwood Avenue Map
total: 6 Drugs: 2 Possession of weapons: 2
6
St George'S Road Map
total: 4 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
4
Parking Area Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Balmoral Road Map
total: 3 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3
Waterloo Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Malvern Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Possession of weapons: 1
3
Harvey Road Map
total: 3 Drugs: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3
Coastal Drive Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2
2
Ennerdale Road Map
total: 2 Other crime: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
79 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
37
46.8%
Public Order
19
24.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
10
12.7%
Drug Offences
5
6.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
3
3.8%
Weapons Possession
3
3.8%
Other Crime
2
2.5%

Crime Analysis: L45

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L45 (46.8%). Public Order (24.1%) and Anti-social Behaviour (12.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L45 has fallen sharply — by 19.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L45 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 -7.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -19.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.7%

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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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