Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Browning Avenue area has the 47th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Avenue (CH42 2DF) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Bebington average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browning Avenue (CH42 2DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lawn, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bulwer Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Browning Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farlow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Rockville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime B5149 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Public order Aldersgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bulwer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulwer Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Farlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ward Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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