Total Crime Rate

252.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.3 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 252.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Price Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Price Street (CH41 3PT) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Price Street (CH41 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Vittoria Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Price Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aberdeen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keightley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Keightley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Keightley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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