Thanks to action in Wallasey and Moreton by Merseyside Police:
- 28 February: Four men from Upton, Oxton and Bidston have been jailed for a combined 76 years for their involvement in a wide-scale plot to supply cocaine across the country. These are the latest men in Merseyside to be jailed as part of Operation Venetic – an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption service to try to evade detection.
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4 February: a man from Liscard was sentenced to 18 years in prison with three years on extended licence after being found guilty of 30 counts of historical sexual abuse against two children in Wallasey. Brian Cawood, 61, of Silverlea Avenue, Liscard, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court today, Wednesday 14 February, after a jury found him guilty of the various offences, which date back to the 1980s and 1990s.
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12 February: a man from Seacombe has appeared in court after being charged with drug supply offences. Scott Fitzpatrick, 33, of Stanley Street, was arrested on Wednesday, February 7 by officers involved in EVOLVE Wirral and subsequently charged with being concerned in the supply of suspected crack cocaine and heroin as well as possession of cannabis.
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12 February: a Wirral man has been recalled to prison after breaching the conditions of his licence. Bradley Bowe, 25, of no fixed abode, was arrested on Friday, February 9 following a stop check and was subsequently recalled to prison. Bowe was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2019 for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs in North Wales.
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9 February: a dispersal zone was introduced in Liscard in response to an increase in reports of anti-social behaviour in the area. Officers provided a visible presence. The dispersal zone covered Wallasey Road, Liscard Road,, Parkside, Hampstead Road, Poulton Road, Oxton Road, Love Lane, Greenheys Road, Leominster Road, Mill Lane and St Albans. The order also encompassed Liscard Way and Central Park.
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9 February: Police appealed for information following a stabbing in Wallasey on Sunday 4th February. Shortly before 1am it was reported that a 19-year-old man had been stabbed on Cross Lane. Emergency services attended and took the victim to hospital for slash wounds to his arm and abdomen which are not life-threatening. Following the stabbing, officers arrested a 21-year-old man from Woodchurch on suspicion of Section 18 wounding with intent, affray, possession of a bladed article, and possession of a firearm. He has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
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8 February: Detectives appealed for information following a knifepoint robbery on a young boy in Liscard and issued a CCTV image of a man who may have information that could assist their enquiries. At around 5.15pm on Tuesday 30 January it was reported that a 12-year-old boy was riding his mountain bike with his friend on St Albans Road in Liscard.
What the latest statistics say...
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The Office for National Statistics reports that crime in Wirral in the year ending September 2023, was lower than average for the Merseyside force area and was the lowest of the five areas covered by Merseyside Police - with 86.74 recorded crimes for every 1,000 people.
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And, in the three months ending September 2023, crime rates were down in Wirral and down in the Merseyside force area compared with the corresponding period in 2022.
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In January 2024, 19,838 calls to 999 were answered in under 10 seconds or less - 91.9% of calls received.