Total Crime Rate

285.2 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 285.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Drugs 53.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Conway Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Conway Street (CH41 3JA) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Conway Street (CH41 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Catherine Street. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Conway Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cottage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Street —
Sep 2025Public order Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Vittoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vittoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathcart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sisters Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sisters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Annes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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