Total Crime Rate

395.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 395.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brookland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookland Road (CH41 2SP) in the last 12 months was 395.9 per 1,000 residents and was 160.3% higher than the Bidston and St James average (152.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 224.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookland Road (CH41 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oliver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holt Hill Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coburg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coburg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oliver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Lowwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowwood Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lowwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Helena Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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