Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Morley Road area has the 61st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 296th 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 Morley Road (CH44 5SL) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Road (CH44 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Austin Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bala Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Killarney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killarney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ingleby Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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