Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ilchester Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilchester Road (CH41 7AF) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilchester Road (CH41 7AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ilchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laird Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laird Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St James Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brenig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patricia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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