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.
9. Pensby and Thingwall
In the Pensby & Thingwall area, there were 37 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Prenton
In the Prenton area, there were 37.9 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | User Rept0n1x via Wikimedia
11. Great Meols
In the Great Meols area, there were 38 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Google
12. Wallasey Central
In the Wallasey Central area, there were 39.5 neighbourhood-level incidents of crime per 1,000 residents. | Gary Bealr via Wikimedia