Total Crime Rate

596.3 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 596.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 266.1 10/10
  • Public order 79.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.2 10/10
  • Drugs 52.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
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

Morpeth Wharf area has the 7th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 13th 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 Morpeth Wharf (CH41 1LF) in the last 12 months was 596.3 per 1,000 residents and was 310.4% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 357.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Wharf (CH41 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ferry Terminal Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egerton Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egerton Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egerton Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Egerton Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Egerton Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Egerton Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Egerton Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferry Terminal Under investigation
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Data Sources

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