Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 170.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newark Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newark Close (CH43 9SP) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 362.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newark Close (CH43 9SP), 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 Newark Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnybank Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Noctorum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Close 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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