Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Noctorum Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Noctorum Avenue (CH43 9JR) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Noctorum Avenue (CH43 9JR), 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 Noctorum Avenue area

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

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