Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Surrey Street area has the 60th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,057 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 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Street (CH44 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnside Avenue, 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 Surrey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lynwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherlock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A5027 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claughton Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Oxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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