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

Hamilton Square 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 Square (CH41 6AX) 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 Square (CH41 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argyle Street, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brandon Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Public order Shore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Argyle Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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