Total Crime Rate

223.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lincoln Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Lincoln Street (CH41 8HP) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Street (CH41 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deakin Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Brassey Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deakin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamlin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Connaught Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Elfet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laird Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ribble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Street
Sep 2025Other theft Gamlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A553 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A553 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miriam Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gamlin Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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