Crime Rates at Livingstone Street, Birkenhead, CH41 4HG

Livingstone Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 31st 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 Livingstone Street (CH41 4HG) in the last 12 months was 347.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.4% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 217.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livingstone Street (CH41 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vittoria Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.