Total Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.9 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 121.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 185th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (CH45 5EB) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher than the Liscard average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (CH45 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rake Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rake Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rake Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Rake Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withensfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandheys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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