Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Methuen Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Methuen Street (CH41 0AD) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Bidston and St James average (152.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methuen Street (CH41 0AD), the main crime hotspot is near Seeley Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Methuen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mallaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mallaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Carrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jamesbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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