Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brett Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brett Street (CH41 8DP) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brett Street (CH41 8DP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brett Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Morley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jamesbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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