Total Crime Rate

280.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Fender Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fender Way (CH43 7ZJ) in the last 12 months was 280.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fender Way (CH43 7ZJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gaywood Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fender Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fender Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Everleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaybeech Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beechwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radley Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenderside Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Enerby Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Everleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Everleigh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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