Postcode · Wirral
Crime in L47 2DL
How much crime is recorded in L47 2DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoylake
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
L47 2DLWirral
How safe is L47 2DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L47 2DL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 2DLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Drugs2.72.4
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Burglary0.09.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.