Total Crime Rate

184.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 184.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bedford Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 90th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Drive (CH42 6RT) in the last 12 months was 184.1 per 1,000 residents and was 329.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Drive (CH42 6RT), 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 Bedford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roxburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allcot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Georges Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kirkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Georges Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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