April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L49: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L49 recorded 75 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.82 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 37.0% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring86.67 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment75 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 37.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

75
trending_down -28.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

86.67per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

714

Within L49 district

Wirral

12,888

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hospital Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Public order: 1
7
A551 Map
total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Burglary: 1
5
Supermarket Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Shoplifting: 1
4
Westway Map
total: 3 Burglary: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Gainsborough Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Orret'S Mews Map
total: 3 Other crime: 1 Public order: 1
3
Greenway Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Crosby Close Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Public order: 1
2
Supermarket Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
75 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
24
32.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
19
25.3%
Public Order
9
12.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9
12.0%
Other Theft
4
5.3%
Other Crime
3
4.0%
Shoplifting
2
2.7%
Burglary
2
2.7%
Drug Offences
1
1.3%
Theft from Person
1
1.3%
Vehicle Crime
1
1.3%

Crime Analysis: L49

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in L49 at 32.0%. Anti-social Behaviour (25.3%) and Public Order (12.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L49 has fallen sharply — by 37.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L49 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 -28.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -37.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -3.8%

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