Crap Towns / Heswall / Crime

How much crime is there in Heswall?

The police recorded 28.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Heswall from September 2023 to August 2026, 62% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 14.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 28.4, down from 29.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	29.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	27.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	28.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	14.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	3.2	7.0
Public order	3.2	6.6
Other theft	2.4	5.4
Shoplifting	1.3	7.1
Burglary	1.3	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.0	3.8
Other crime	0.9	2.0
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	less than 0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Birkenhead	6.2 km	105
Flint	10.3 km	86.0
Wallasey	9.5 km	71.5
Bagillt	9.0 km	67.2
Bebington	6.7 km	50.7
Hoylake	8.1 km	50.6
Neston	5.1 km	43.1
West Kirby	6.0 km	37.6
Heswall	–	28.6
Meols	8.0 km	25.2
Greasby	4.5 km	20.1
The typical town	–	76.2