Total Crime Rate

401.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.1 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 401.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.2 9/10
  • Public order 44.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Road North area has the 11th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road North (CH41 0DD) in the last 12 months was 401.5 per 1,000 residents and was 164.0% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 226.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 172.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road North (CH41 0DD), 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 Park Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mallaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mallaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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