Crime Rate in Bidston and St James, ward

Bidston and St James has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 695th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 66th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bidston and St James in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bidston and St James’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 983 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,312 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bidston and St James ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 226 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Corporation Road (122 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.