Total Crime Rate

1429.5 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 1429.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 500.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 218.1 10/10
  • Public order 198.0 10/10
  • Drugs 181.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 107.4 10/10
  • Other theft 73.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Other crime 30.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
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

Thomas 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 Thomas Street (CH41 5DD) 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 Thomas Street (CH41 5DD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oliver Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Oliver Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oliver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oliver Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Argyle Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Oliver Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oliver Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Oliver Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oliver Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place
Sep 2025Burglary Lorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Henry Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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