Gayton & Lower Heswall
Middle areaSouth Wirral. 8,953 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Gayton & Lower Heswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Gayton & Lower Heswall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gayton & Lower Heswall at a rate of 22.3 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 | 97 |
| Other crime | 33 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Gayton & Lower Heswall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Gayton & Lower Heswall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gayton & Lower Heswall at a rate of 22.3 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, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gayton & Lower Heswall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (97), other crime (33) and anti-social behaviour (24).
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 Gayton & Lower Heswall alone. See Wirral
Gayton & Lower Heswall in brief
The median price paid for a home in Gayton & Lower Heswall was £531,750 in 2025.
Gayton & Lower Heswall had 8,839 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Gayton & Lower Heswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gayton & Lower Heswall, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.