Total Crime Rate
156.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnside Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Burnside Avenue (CH44 4EP) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnside Avenue (CH44 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Clayton Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Seacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Alderley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mostyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindeth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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