Total Crime Rate

269.3 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 269.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.2 10/10
  • Public order 49.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park Road West area has the 21st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 50th 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 Park Road West (CH43 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 269.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 159.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road West (CH43 8SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seeley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rimmers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scotts Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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