Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 31.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bidston Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 393rd 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 Bidston Avenue (CH41 0DU) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bidston Avenue (CH41 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Lingdale Road North. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Claughton

Crime Over Time in Bidston Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
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 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 Valerian Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Hill
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tollemache Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valerian Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.