Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Edgefield Close area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 424th highest 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 Edgefield Close (CH43 9JT) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgefield Close (CH43 9JT), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnybank Avenue. Police recorded 20 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 Edgefield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bramblewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchview Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wernbrook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchview Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchview Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastview Close —
Apr 2026Public order Eastview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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