Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Norwood Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 458th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (CH44 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (CH44 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnside Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mostyn Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alderley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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