Total Crime Rate

347.8 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 347.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.3 10/10
  • Public order 46.6 10/10
  • Drugs 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Arthur 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 Arthur Street (CH41 4JB) 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 Arthur Street (CH41 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arthur Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Churchview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhope Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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