Total Crime Rate
91.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Naylor Road area has the 60th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 280th 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 Naylor Road (CH43 7SN) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Naylor Road (CH43 7SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoblyn Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Observatory Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Curlender Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoblyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curlender Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maplewood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairbrook Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Observatory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challis Street | Under investigation |
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