Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clifford Street area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifford Street (CH41 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Street (CH41 0BJ), 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 Clifford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Mallaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mallaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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