Total Crime Rate

1130.4 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 1130.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 530.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Public order 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.9 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Patricia Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 5th 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 Patricia Avenue (CH41 7BE) in the last 12 months was 1130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 677.9% 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 Shoplifting with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 79.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 243.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Patricia Avenue (CH41 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Patricia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Challis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patricia Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Townsend Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tapestry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gautby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gautby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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