April 2026 Source: Police.uk

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
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

25
trending_down -21.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

68.83per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

416

Within L47 district

Wirral

5,056

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary 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 2026
25 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
13
52.0%
Public Order
3
12.0%
Shoplifting
3
12.0%
Vehicle Crime
2
8.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
2
8.0%
Other Crime
1
4.0%
Bicycle Theft
1
4.0%

Crime 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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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -21.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_flat 0.0%

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