The figures are provided by Local Insights using Merseyside Police’s crime numbers, which break down criminal offences reported into specific neighbourhoods.
The data is for the 12 months from September 2024 to August 2025, with the rankings based on the number of overall reported criminal offences per 1,000 residents.
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The Wirral is divided into 41 Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) - or neighbourhoods - and the figures refer to where the crimes occurred, not where they were reported from.
We have listed the 15 neighbourhoods on the Wirral with the smallest number of reported criminal offences in the gallery below. All photos are for illustrative purposes only and figures do not refer to any individual buildings or streets.
5. Greasby
In the Greasby area, there were 27.5 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0
6. Thurstaston & Irby
In the Thurstaston & Irby area, there were 29.5 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Google Earth
7. Pensby & Thingwall
In the Pensby & Thingwall area, there were 30.7 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough
In the Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough area, there were 33.4 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Phil Nash via Wikimedia