Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St David Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St David Road (CH43 8SW) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St David Road (CH43 8SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Epworth Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Aidan'S Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St David Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aidan'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shrewsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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