Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bentinck Street area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 191st highest crime rate of 1,056 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 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentinck Street (CH41 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Catherine Street. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentinck Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bentinck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Menai Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
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Data Sources

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