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 period from March 2024 to February 2025 - which is the most recent time period for which the figures are available - with the rankings based on the number of reported criminal offences per 1,000
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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 17 neighbourhoods on the peninsula 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.
1. Gayton and Lower Heswall
In the Gayton and Lower Heswall area, there were 19.5 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Google Earth
2. Bromborough South
In the Bromborough South area, there were 23.5 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Google
3. Greasby
In the Greasby area, there were 23.7 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0
4. Thurstaston and Irby
In the Thurstaston and Irby area, there were 24 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Google Earth