Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.0 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindwall Close area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 149th 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 Lindwall Close (CH43 7XT) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindwall Close (CH43 7XT), the main crime hotspot is near Lennox Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindwall Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidston Village Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bidston Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbrook Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernlea Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernlea Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stoneridge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balliol Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Balliol Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lazonby Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Ashwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Washbrook Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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