Pensby & Thingwall
Middle areaCentral Wirral. 7,337 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Pensby & Thingwall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pensby & Thingwall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pensby & Thingwall at a rate of 25.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 83 |
| Other crime | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pensby & Thingwall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pensby & Thingwall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pensby & Thingwall at a rate of 25.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pensby & Thingwall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (83), other crime (51) and anti-social behaviour (17).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wirral
These figures are published for the whole of Wirral, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wirral and not Pensby & Thingwall alone. See Wirral
Pensby & Thingwall in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pensby & Thingwall was £276,500 in 2025.
Pensby & Thingwall had 7,334 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Pensby & Thingwall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pensby & Thingwall, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.