Total Crime Rate

164.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cranford Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranford Street (CH44 4BE) in the last 12 months was 164.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 115.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranford Street (CH44 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cranford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mollington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Silverbeech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brentwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mollington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deveraux Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Trentham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Trentham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deveraux Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merecroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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