Total Crime Rate

137.1 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowdrey Avenue area has the 45th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 152nd 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 Cowdrey Avenue (CH43 7YB) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowdrey Avenue (CH43 7YB), the main crime hotspot is near Lennox Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowdrey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenacres Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lazonby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lazonby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lazonby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lazonby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lennox Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firbrook Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lazonby Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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