Total Crime Rate
113.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawnside 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.
View Crime In Rock Ferry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bulwer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ionic Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B5149 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rockville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lawn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bulwer Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rock Lane West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aldersgate | Under investigation |
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