Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Knowles Street area has the 48th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 169th 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 Knowles Street (CH41 4BL) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Street (CH41 4BL), 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 Knowles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bentinck Place 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Menai Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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