Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Gorsey Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorsey Lane (CH44 4AG) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorsey Lane (CH44 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnside Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mostyn Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gorsey Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dale Hey
Sep 2025Public order Clayton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Clayton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claughton Drive

Data Sources

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