Crap Towns / Hoylake / Crime

How much crime is there in Hoylake?

The police recorded 50.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hoylake from September 2023 to August 2026, 34% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 22.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 52.5, up from 51.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	51.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	48.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	52.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	22.3	34.1
Public order	6.6	6.6
Shoplifting	6.5	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.6	7.0
Other theft	3.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Drugs	1.8	2.4
Burglary	1.4	3.1
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Holywell	12.7 km	105
Birkenhead	8.5 km	105
Wallasey	9.2 km	71.5
Bagillt	11.2 km	67.2
Bebington	13.4 km	50.7
Hoylake	–	50.6
Neston	13.1 km	43.1
West Kirby	2.2 km	37.6
Heswall	8.1 km	28.6
Meols	2.5 km	25.2
Greasby	4.4 km	20.1
The typical town	–	76.2