Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hesketh Avenue area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 502nd 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 Hesketh Avenue (CH42 6RS) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesketh Avenue (CH42 6RS), 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 Hesketh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allcot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kirkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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