Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 18th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 432nd lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norman Street (CH41 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norman Street (CH41 0AZ), 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valerian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laird Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valerian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laird Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brenig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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