Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Norman Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norman Street (CH41 0AS) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norman Street (CH41 0AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seeley Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mallaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mallaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valerian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valerian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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