Total Crime Rate

417.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 417.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.5 10/10
  • Drugs 65.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sovereign Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Sovereign Way (CH41 1DL) in the last 12 months was 417.6 per 1,000 residents and was 187.4% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 252.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Way (CH41 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Gorsedale Park. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ashville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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