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

Upton Road 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 Upton Road (CH41 0DE) 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 Upton Road (CH41 0DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lingdale Road North, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valerian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valerian Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broom Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Hill —
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Data Sources

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