Crap Towns / Meols / Crime

How much crime is there in Meols?

The police recorded 25.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Meols from September 2023 to August 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 12.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 24.3, down from 25.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	25.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	25.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	24.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	12.0	34.1
Public order	3.0	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	2.0	7.0
Other theft	1.8	5.4
Shoplifting	1.8	7.1
Other crime	1.6	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.1	3.8
Burglary	0.9	3.1
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.1	0.8
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bootle	12.3 km	125
Birkenhead	6.7 km	105
Wallasey	6.8 km	71.5
Bagillt	13.0 km	67.2
Bebington	12.3 km	50.7
Hoylake	2.5 km	50.6
Neston	13.1 km	43.1
West Kirby	3.4 km	37.6
Heswall	8.0 km	28.6
Meols	–	25.2
Greasby	3.6 km	20.1
The typical town	–	76.2