Total Crime Rate

402.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 402.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.1 10/10
  • Drugs 62.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakdale Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakdale Avenue (CH44 7EU) in the last 12 months was 402.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 223.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakdale Avenue (CH44 7EU), the main crime hotspot is near Gorsedale Park. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorsedale Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palatine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorsedale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorsedale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sovereign Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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