Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 42nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sumner Road (CH43 7RW) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sumner Road (CH43 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lingdale Road North, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sumner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deakin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laird Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Broom Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St James Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingdale Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valerian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valerian Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Laird Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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