Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avelon Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 495th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avelon Close (CH43 9JB) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avelon Close (CH43 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnybank Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avelon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnybank Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Sunnybank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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