Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.3 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Paterson Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 136th 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 Paterson Street (CH41 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paterson Street (CH41 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paterson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Maritime Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keightley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Keightley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Keightley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bentinck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henthorne Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Menai Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tetbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tetbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tetbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tetbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tetbury Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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