Total Crime Rate

391.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.4 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 391.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Drugs 75.1 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Whetstone Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 32nd 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 Whetstone Lane (CH41 2TF) in the last 12 months was 391.2 per 1,000 residents and was 157.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 181.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whetstone Lane (CH41 2TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Catherine Street, where police recorded 246 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Street (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whetstone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/155)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Coburg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coburg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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