Total Crime Rate

70.0 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Barford Close area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 408th 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 Barford Close (CH43 9XB) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barford Close (CH43 9XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 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 Barford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doulton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doulton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doulton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doulton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doulton Close —
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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