Total Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boundary Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Boundary Road (CH43 7PH) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundary Road (CH43 7PH), the main crime hotspot is near Hurrell Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Observatory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Worcester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoylake Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoblyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hoylake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Worcester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairbrook Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurrell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurrell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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