Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Smith Avenue area has the 57th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 249th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smith Avenue (CH41 8EA) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Avenue (CH41 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Corporation Road. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smith Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Morley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jamesbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Corporation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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