Total Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Wharf area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 322nd 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 Priory Wharf (CH41 5LD) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Wharf (CH41 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alabama Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornby Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birkenhead and Tranmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alabama Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Ferry Terminal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hornby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hornby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alabama Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alabama Way | — |
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