Total Crime Rate
401.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
172.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Road North area has the 11th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 27th 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 Park Road North (CH41 8AA) in the last 12 months was 401.5 per 1,000 residents and was 164.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 226.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 172.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road North (CH41 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Brill Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Claughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Morley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brill Street | Under investigation |
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