Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkland Avenue area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 442nd lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkland Avenue (CH42 6QE) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Bebington average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkland Avenue (CH42 6QE), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Park Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Georges Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Georges Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B5148 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kirkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allcot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malvern Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astonwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Memorial Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Park Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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