Total Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlton Court area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlton Court (CH43 6XE) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlton Court (CH43 6XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bidston Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashburton Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Claughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brancote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Howbeck Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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