Total Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Harcourt Street area has the 55th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 226th 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 Harcourt Street (CH41 4JA) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Street (CH41 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harcourt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Asquith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Asquith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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