Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Connaught Way area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Way (CH41 8JS) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Way (CH41 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Solway Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Carrington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Solway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mallaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brenig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mallaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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