Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Airdale Close area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 428th highest 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 Airdale Close (CH43 9UP) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 16 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airdale Close (CH43 9UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbot Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arley Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Airdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wirral Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartnup Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartnup Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chantry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
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Data Sources

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