Wirral

Area Commander: Chief Superintendent John Martin

I'm John Martin, the Area Commander for Wirral. I'm responsible for day-to-day policing in the area and I'm committed to making your community a safer place to live, work or visit.

Information about Wirral

The Wirral area is divided into eight neighbourhoods, each with its own policing team led by an Inspector.  These neighbourhoods are: 

• East Wallasey
• Moreton & West Wallasey
• Hoylake
• Upton, Prenton & Egerton
• Laird Street
• Birkenhead
• Bromborough
• Heswall

Wirral BCU covers the whole of the peninsula, comprising of eight separate Neighbourhood Policing Teams, four Neighbourhood Patrol Hubs, two general Enquiry Offices at Wallasey and Birkenhead, and an investigative wing situated at Birkenhead. Wirral is a collection of diverse communities including some rural areas of affluence alongside densely populated areas of high deprivation, and it is this mix that makes it such a challenging and rewarding area to police.

Area priorities

I've set the 2012 policing priorities for the area by working with local partners and more importantly, by listening to your concerns.  These are:

• Serious Acquisitive Crime
• Knife Crime
• Most Serious Violence                               
• Domestic Violence
• Anti-Social Behaviour
• Organised Crime Groups 

I have been the Area Commander on the Wirral since July 2010 and I am proud of the continued excellent service that my team delivers to all of our communities.  We continue to make great inroads into reducing crime and anti-social behaviour and improving satisfaction.  Going forward we will continue to seek to improve, and our focus will be on dealing with victims and those most vulnerable members of our communities more effectively and compassionately, and bringing offenders to justice.

See the Wirral Annual Plan 2012/13 here