Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barrington Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 504th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Barrington Road (CH44 9BP) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 7 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrington Road (CH44 9BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkside, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rivington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rivington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Denbigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Silverbeech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Karslake Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Ashville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brentwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deveraux Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deveraux Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brentwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mollington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Trentham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Trentham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mollington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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