Total Crime Rate
355.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Anne Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Anne Street (CH41 3SN) in the last 12 months was 355.8 per 1,000 residents and was 144.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 179.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Anne Street (CH41 3SN), 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.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pool Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craven Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vittoria Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vittoria Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cottage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdeen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdeen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdeen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pool Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keightley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Annes Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dover Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathcart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pool Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pool Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Laurence Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Livingstone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Street | Under investigation |
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