Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bankside Road area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 527th 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 Bankside Road (CH42 4NS) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankside Road (CH42 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5148, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spenser Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bankside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ward Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5148 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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