Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Surrey Street area has the 56th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Surrey Street (CH44 5SY) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Street (CH44 5SY), 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 Surrey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alderley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynwood Avenue —
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Data Sources

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