Total Crime Rate

1100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

300.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1100.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 560.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 300.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.6 10/10
  • Public order 104.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Patricia Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 1100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 623.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 300.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Patricia Avenue (CH41 7BE), 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 Patricia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Curlender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patricia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St James Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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