Total Crime Rate
78.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alderley Avenue area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alderley Avenue (CH41 0ER) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Bidston and St James average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alderley Avenue (CH41 0ER), the main crime hotspot is near Lingdale Road North. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lingdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seeley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Scotts Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lingdale Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lingdale Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lingdale Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lingdale Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingdale Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lingdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rimmers Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elfet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sumner Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodsorrel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gamlin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gamlin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vulcan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gamlin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deakin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gamlin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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