Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 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 66.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sunbury Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunbury Road (CH44 9BD) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunbury Road (CH44 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkside, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liscard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parkside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deveraux Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merecroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merecroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deveraux Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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