Postcode · Wirral
Crime in L47 2BA
How much crime is recorded in L47 2BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoylake
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,787 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
L47 2BAWirral
How safe is L47 2BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L47 2BA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L47 2BANational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Public order6.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.