Upton — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Merseyside Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Merseyside Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

108 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (82): ▲ 26 (32%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences42 · 39%
Anti-social behaviour15 · 14%
Shoplifting10 · 9%
Public order9 · 8%
Other theft8 · 7%
Criminal damage and arson7 · 6%
Burglary4 · 4%
Other crime4 · 4%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

78 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect47 · 60%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified21 · 27%
Awaiting court outcome6 · 8%
Further action is not in the public interest2 · 3%
Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 1%
Offender given a caution1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Issues occur sporadically with Youth ASB in the retail area

Ongoing monitoring and engagement with businesses

Set: 2026-06-24

Public events & surgeries

Community Surgery

2026-07-25 · Junction of The Meadows and Hoole Road, Woodchurch, Birkenhead, Wirral

Local officers will be available to answer your queries and address your concerns on the date below. Please come along and speak with us.

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Official Upton team page on Merseyside Police's site

Nearby teams in Merseyside Police

All Merseyside Police neighbourhood teams →

Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Merseyside Police.