Crime in L61: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
L61 recorded 19 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.53 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 63.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 40.6% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring45.87 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment19 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 40.6% year-on-year
Total Crimes
19Annual Crime Rate
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Within L61 district
Wirral
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Benty Farm Grove Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Barleyfield Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Station Road Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Thurstaston Road Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| Bader Close Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Oaks Lane Map | total: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 1 |
| Paltridge Way Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Woodfield Road Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: L61
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L61 (63.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.8%) and Drug Offences (10.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in L61 has fallen sharply — by 40.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for L61 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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