Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waring Avenue area has the 45th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 354th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Waring Avenue (CH42 6QH) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waring Avenue (CH42 6QH), the main crime hotspot is near Bebington Road. Police recorded 43 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 Waring Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kirkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allcot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malvern Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Georges Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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