Total Crime Rate
1429.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hamilton Street area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 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 Hamilton Street (CH41 5AE) in the last 12 months was 1429.5 per 1,000 residents and was 883.8% 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 728.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamilton Street (CH41 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Burlington Street. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oliver Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burlington Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burlington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oliver Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oliver Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oliver Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oliver Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oliver Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oliver Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oliver Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burlington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burlington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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