Total Crime Rate

141.8 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Limekiln Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 146th 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 Limekiln Lane (CH44 5SS) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limekiln Lane (CH44 5SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austin Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limekiln Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lynwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clayton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Clayton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherlock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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