Total Crime Rate

294.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 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 294.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Drugs 39.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • 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

Sumner Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 44th 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 Sumner Road (CH43 7RN) in the last 12 months was 294.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (CH43 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sumner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laird Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St James Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapestry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brenig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laird Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Curlender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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