West Kirby and Thurstaston — 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

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

Compared with May 2026 (40): no change. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences10 · 25%
Anti-social behaviour6 · 15%
Criminal damage and arson5 · 13%
Public order5 · 13%
Vehicle crime4 · 10%
Other crime3 · 8%
Drugs2 · 5%
Other theft2 · 5%

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

29 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect14 · 48%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified10 · 34%
Awaiting court outcome5 · 17%

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

We have seen an increase in after school youth related anti social behaviour

We are working with Council ASB Team and Schools following the identification of many involved to reinforce the action we have taken with those responsible. Early indication that improvement is being seen

Set: 2026-04-15