Total Crime Rate

221.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 221.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Westbourne Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (CH43 4TG) in the last 12 months was 221.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Bidston and St James average (152.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (CH43 4TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Tetbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lindens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henthorne Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carnforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carnforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tetbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Menai Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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