Merseyside Police
Crime in Birkenhead and Tranmere
Street-level crime statistics for Birkenhead and Tranmere based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
5
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
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Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 4,529 total crimes recorded in Birkenhead and Tranmere
Violent Crime
1,610
35.5%
Public Order
507
11.2%
Shoplifting
462
10.2%
↑64%
Anti-Social Behaviour
457
10.1%
↑14%
Drugs
439
9.7%
↑39%
Criminal Damage & Arson
386
8.5%
↑36%
Other Theft
216
4.8%
Vehicle Crime
105
2.3%
↑38%
Other Crime
87
1.9%
Burglary
85
1.9%
↓14%
Possession of Weapons
62
1.4%
↑13%
Robbery
50
1.1%
↑35%
Bicycle Theft
40
0.9%
↑21%
Theft from Person
23
0.5%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Birkenhead and Tranmere
472
02/23
448
03/23
438
04/23
478
05/23
404
06/23
380
07/23
381
08/23
365
09/23
355
10/23
355
11/23
281
12/23
331
01/24
333
02/24
360
03/24
348
04/24
356
05/24
377
06/24
378
07/24
347
08/24
268
09/24
322
10/24
317
11/24
321
12/24
270
01/25
346
02/25
399
03/25
343
04/25
354
05/25
360
06/25
430
07/25
459
08/25
376
09/25
415
10/25
357
11/25
356
12/25
334
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Birkenhead and Tranmere (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Birkenhead and Tranmere
January 2026
334 crimes
December 2025
356 crimes
November 2025
357 crimes
October 2025
415 crimes
September 2025
376 crimes
August 2025
459 crimes
July 2025
430 crimes
June 2025
360 crimes
May 2025
354 crimes
April 2025
343 crimes
March 2025
399 crimes
February 2025
346 crimes
January 2025
270 crimes
December 2024
321 crimes
November 2024
317 crimes
October 2024
322 crimes
September 2024
268 crimes
August 2024
347 crimes
July 2024
378 crimes
June 2024
377 crimes
May 2024
356 crimes
April 2024
348 crimes
March 2024
360 crimes
February 2024
333 crimes
January 2024
331 crimes
December 2023
281 crimes
November 2023
355 crimes
October 2023
355 crimes
September 2023
365 crimes
August 2023
381 crimes
July 2023
380 crimes
June 2023
404 crimes
May 2023
478 crimes
April 2023
438 crimes
March 2023
448 crimes
February 2023
472 crimes
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Whiston and Cronton
Halewood North
Halewood South
Clubmoor East
Anfield
County
Clubmoor West
Croxteth
Norris Green
Everton East
Everton North
Everton West
Fazakerley East
Fazakerley North
Fazakerley West
Kirkdale East
Kirkdale West
Croxteth Country Park
Orrell Park
Vauxhall
Walton
Broadgreen
Old Swan West
Yew Tree
Old Swan East
Kensington and Fairfield
Sandfield Park
Stoneycroft
Tuebrook Breckside Park
Tuebrook Larkhill
West Derby Deysbrook
West Derby Leyfield
West Derby Muirhead
Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park
Belle Vale
Allerton
Calderstones
Much Woolton and Hunts Cross
Garston
Gateacre
Grassendale and Cressington
Childwall
Speke
Springwood
Wavertree Garden Suburb
Woolton Village
Aigburth
Arundel
St Michaels
Dingle
Princes Park
Festival Gardens
Greenbank Park
Edge Hill
Church
Mossley Hill
Sefton Park
Smithdown
Penny Lane
Toxteth
Wavertree Village
Brownlow Hill
Canning
City Centre North
City Centre South
Waterfront North
Waterfront South
Linacre
Derby
Blundellsands
Manor
Church
Victoria
Litherland
Ford
Netherton and Orrell
St Oswald
Molyneux
Sudell
Park
Ainsdale
Birkdale
Ravenmeols
Harington
Norwood
Meols
Cambridge
Kew
Duke's
Town Centre
Parr
Sutton
Bold
Rainhill
Thatto Heath
Eccleston
West Park
Windle
Moss Bank
Rainford
Billinge and Seneley Green
Haydock
Newton
Blackbrook
Earlestown
Wallasey
Liscard
New Brighton
Seacombe
Leasowe and Moreton East
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
Hoylake and Meols
West Kirby and Thurstaston
Upton
Greasby, Frankby and Irby
Prenton
Bidston and St James
Oxton
Claughton
Rock Ferry
Bromborough
Eastham
Clatterbridge
Bebington
Pensby and Thingwall
Heswall
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.
Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.