Total Crime Rate
1429.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hamilton 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.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hornby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Argyle Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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