Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hoylake Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 417th 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 Hoylake Road (CH41 7BS) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoylake Road (CH41 7BS), 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 Hoylake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St James Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brenig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Curlender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patricia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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