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
Total Crimes
75Annual Crime Rate
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Within L49 district
Wirral
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary 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 2026Crime 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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