Crime Rates at Craven Street, Birkenhead, CH41 4BS

Craven Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craven Street (CH41 4BS) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craven Street (CH41 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.