Birkenhead and Tranmere vs Shevington

Birkenhead and Tranmere has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,832 crimes in the last 12 months. Shevington has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 917 crimes. Birkenhead and Tranmere scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Birkenhead and Tranmere shows a year-on-year crime trend of +19.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Shevington shows +57.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Birkenhead and Tranmere, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,679 incidents). In Shevington, it is Violent Crime (370 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Birkenhead and Tranmere recorded 499 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shevington recorded 143. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Birkenhead and Tranmere totalled 1,679 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 370 in Shevington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Birkenhead and Tranmere recorded 4,049 crimes (now 4,832, a change of +19.3%). Shevington recorded 583 crimes previously (now 917, +57.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Birkenhead and Tranmere has a resolution rate of 31.3% and Shevington has 20.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Birkenhead and Tranmere falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Shevington is covered by Merseyside Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Birkenhead and Tranmere and Shevington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.