Crime in L47: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
L47 recorded 25 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.94 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 52.0% of all offences recorded.
Key Statistics
- monitoring68.83 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment25 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year
Total Crimes
25Annual Crime Rate
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Within L47 district
Wirral
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Market Street Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 3 Public order: 1 | 4 |
| Bennet'S Lane Map | total: 2 Other crime: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Marine Road Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| The King'S Gap Map | total: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 1 |
| Station Road Map | total: 1 Public order: 1 | 1 |
| Charles Road Map | total: 1 Public order: 1 | 1 |
| Grosvenor Road Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Flowermead Close Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Celtic Road Map | total: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 1 |
| Banks Avenue Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: L47
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L47 (52.0%). Public Order (12.0%) and Shoplifting (12.0%) are the next most common categories.
Crime levels in L47 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 68.83 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.
Crime figures for L47 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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