Heswall, Merseyside Crime and Safety Statistics

Heswall Crime Overview

Heswall is the safest medium-sized town in Merseyside, and is among the top 10 safest overall out of Merseyside's 39 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Heswall in 2020 was 27 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Merseyside's overall crime rate, coming in 232% lower than the Merseyside rate of 89 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Heswall is among the top 10 safest medium-sized towns, and the 4,184th safest location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

The most common crimes in Heswall are violence and sexual offences, with 336 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 12. This is 1.5% higher than 2019's figure of 331 offences and a difference of 0.17 from 2019's crime rate of 11. Heswall's least common crime is theft from the person, with 4 offences recorded in 2020, a decrease of 25% from 2019's figure of 5 crimes.

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Crime in Heswall Compared To Merseyside

Summary of Crimes in Heswall This Year

	Heswall		Merseyside
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	297	10.29	40,660	28.45	176% safer
Bicycle Theft	5	0.17	1,512	1.06	524% safer
Burglary	50	1.73	7,285	5.10	195% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	99	3.43	13,650	9.55	178% safer
Drugs	33	1.14	12,251	8.57	652% safer
Other Crime	16	0.55	2,846	1.99	262% safer
Other Theft	80	2.77	6,919	4.84	75% safer
Possession of Weapons	5	0.17	1,320	0.92	441% safer
Public Order	46	1.59	14,040	9.82	518% safer
Robbery	6	0.21	1,067	0.75	257% safer
Shoplifting	49	1.70	5,690	3.98	134% safer
Theft From the Person	4	0.14	1,265	0.89	536% safer
Vehicle Crime	41	1.42	6,519	4.56	221% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	336	11.64	52,198	36.52	214% safer

Heswall Compared to Nearby Medium-Sized Towns

Medium-Sized Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Heswall	770	26.68	-
Bebington	2,695	46.13	42% more dangerous
Crosby	3,334	66.42	60% more dangerous
Kirkby	3,956	90.99	71% more dangerous
Bootle	6,476	122.57	78% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Heswall

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Heswall Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	10	7	5.0	10	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	0.10	0.14	0.28	0.17	Safer
Burglary	4.2	3.4	3.2	1.7	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	3.7	4.1	3.2	3.4	Safer
Drugs	0.21	0.45	0.55	1.1	Getting worse
Other Crime	0.59	0.49	0.66	0.55	Safer
Other Theft	3.2	3.6	3.7	2.8	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.07	0.17	0.10	0.17	Getting worse
Public Order	1.3	2.1	2.2	1.6	Safer
Robbery (inc. mugging)	0.07	0.07	0.28	0.21	Getting worse
Shoplifting	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.7	Safer
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	0.03	0.21	0.17	0.14	Getting worse
Vehicle Crime	3.5	3.2	2.0	1.4	Safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	7	11	11	12	Getting worse

Changes In Heswall's Crime Rates Over Time

Offences in Heswall's Green Spaces

We only display green spaces in Heswall that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2020.

Name	ASB	Drugs	Public Order	Robbery	VSO	All Others	Crimes per Hectare
Ridgewood Park	9	-	-	1	5	2	2.6

Comparing Heswall to the UK's Major Cities

Medium-Sized Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Heswall	26.68	-
Barnet	67.71	61% more dangerous
Coventry	77.41	66% more dangerous
Croydon	83.22	68% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	69% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	69% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	73% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	74% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	75% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	80% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	81% more dangerous

Crime in Heswall's Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Gayton & Lower Heswall	205	23	Second
Heswall	251	34	First

Crime in Heswall During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Heswall change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in November, when Heswall saw a 700% increase in burglary. Heswall saw a large fall in burglary during July, when it fell by 88% compared to July in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	+164%	+87%	+322%	+145%	+57%	+100%	+79%	+300%	+118%	+13%
Bicycle Theft	-	-	-50%	-	-33%	-	-	-	-	-
Burglary	+14%	-63%	-57%	-25%	-88%	-69%	-67%	-50%	+700%	-29%
Criminal Damage and Arson	-13%	-57%	+125%	+40%	-25%	+233%	-20%	+89%	+25%	-17%
Drugs	+100%	-	-40%	-	-50%	+33%	-	+400%	-	-
Other Crime	-	-75%	-	-	-	-50%	-	-33%	-	+100%
Other Theft	+50%	-33%	-70%	-82%	-64%	-33%	-30%	-56%	-27%	+100%
Public Order	+133%	-80%	-50%	-20%	-	-40%	+50%	+133%	-25%	-
Robbery	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-33%	-	-
Shoplifting	-33%	+400%	-60%	-67%	+200%	-63%	-33%	-17%	-71%	-
Vehicle Crime	-58%	-80%	-50%	-75%	-33%	-57%	+20%	-25%	-	-50%
Violence and Sexual Offences	-4%	+13%	+53%	-24%	+10%	+3%	-14%	+58%	-	-33%

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Heswall

What police force serves Heswall?

Heswall's local territorial police force is the Merseyside Police.

How dangerous is Heswall?

Heswall is the safest medium-sized town in Merseyside.

What is Heswall's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Heswall are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Heswall?

Heswall's least common crime is theft from the person (inc. pickpocketing).

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Heswall, Merseyside