Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 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 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Storeton Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 469th lowest crime rate of 1,056 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 Storeton Road (CH42 8LY) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Storeton Road (CH42 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Mendip Close. Police recorded 12 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 Storeton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mellor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reservoir Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clee Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Amery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prenton Road West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prenton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prenton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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