Total Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windermere Road area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 321st 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 Windermere Road (CH43 9SW) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windermere Road (CH43 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Netherfield Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arley Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Claughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wirral Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bassenthwaite Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Drive | — |
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