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

Beckwith 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 Beckwith Street (CH41 4PA) 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 Beckwith Street (CH41 4PA), the main crime hotspot is near Vittoria Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beckwith Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keightley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Keightley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Keightley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aberdeen Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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