Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 119.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 72.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Noctorum Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Noctorum Avenue (CH43 9SA) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 222.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Noctorum Avenue (CH43 9SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Noctorum Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wirral Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherfield Close

Data Sources

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