Total Crime Rate

395.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 395.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kings Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Walk (CH42 2ED) in the last 12 months was 395.1 per 1,000 residents and was 690.2% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 216.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Walk (CH42 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Court. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ward Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Buxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faversham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B5136 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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