Total Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastcroft Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastcroft Road (CH44 4BN) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastcroft Road (CH44 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Crosfield Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Evelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Silverbeech Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deveraux Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brentwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deveraux Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merecroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A59 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greencroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brentwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsedale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crosfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crosfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mollington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mollington Road | Local resolution |
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