Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Lawnside Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Lawnside Close (CH42 2EU) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawnside Close (CH42 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawnside Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulwer Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ionic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime B5149 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bulwer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Road
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aldersgate Under investigation

Data Sources

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