Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Warwick Close area has the 51st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warwick Close (CH43 4YF) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Bidston and St James average (145.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Close (CH43 4YF), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warwick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Radnor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Quarry Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Quarry Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Quarry Bank Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Quarry Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claughton Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claughton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmel Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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