Total Crime Rate

226.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Drugs 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Claughton Road 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 Claughton Road (CH41 4DX) 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 Claughton Road (CH41 4DX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Claughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Craven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other theft Cartmel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Menai Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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