Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Upton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Road (CH41 0DF) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Road (CH41 0DF), 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 Seeley Avenue (22 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 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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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