Total Crime Rate
44.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wilfred Owen Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 498th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Wilfred Owen Drive (CH41 0HA) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilfred Owen Drive (CH41 0HA), the main crime hotspot is near Shamrock Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Flaybrick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Road | Under investigation |
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