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

Dock Road 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 Dock Road (CH41 1FD) 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 Dock Road (CH41 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clayton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Clayton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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