Crime Rates at Cavendish Road, Birkenhead, CH41 8AX

Cavendish Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 50th 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 Cavendish Road (CH41 8AX) in the last 12 months was 269.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 159.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (CH41 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brassey Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brill Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.