Total Crime Rate
292.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doulton Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Doulton Close (CH43 9XT) in the last 12 months was 292.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doulton Close (CH43 9XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doulton Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Everleigh Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Radley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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