Total Crime Rate

402.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 402.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.1 10/10
  • Drugs 62.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorsedale Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 26th 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 Gorsedale Road (CH44 4AP) in the last 12 months was 402.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 223.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorsedale Road (CH44 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorsedale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deveraux Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merecroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merecroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorsedale Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deveraux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deveraux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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