Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoblyn Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Hoblyn Road (CH43 7ST) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Bidston and St James average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoblyn Road (CH43 7ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clover Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoblyn Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoblyn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoylake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Challis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoblyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clover Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoblyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hoblyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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