Total Crime Rate
280.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Doulton Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 45th 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 Doulton Close (CH43 9XT) in the last 12 months was 280.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher than the Bidston and St James average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (β 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% 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 Esher Close (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Enerby Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chantry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doulton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Everleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Everleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Everleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Everleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doulton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beechwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fender Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doulton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doulton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doulton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Close | Under investigation |
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