Total Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bebington has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 1895th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 326th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.
The overall crime rate in Bebington in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bebington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 143.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 382 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the Bebington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 31 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Beresford Avenue (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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