Total Crime Rate

282.1 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 282.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hilbre Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 44th 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 Hilbre Street (CH41 3NN) in the last 12 months was 282.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 128.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilbre Street (CH41 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Vittoria Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilbre Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B5146 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Annes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathcart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cottage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vittoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vittoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vittoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vittoria Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vittoria Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pool Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lynas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neptune Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pool Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Pool Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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