Total Crime Rate
167.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bentinck Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 110th 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 Bentinck Street (CH41 4PG) in the last 12 months was 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bentinck Street (CH41 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Catherine Street, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vittoria Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dover Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Catherine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Catherine Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Horatio Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vittoria Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Catherine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horatio Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horatio Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craven Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sisters Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | River Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | River Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Street | Under investigation |
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