Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ford Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Ford Road (CH49 0TD) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Road (CH49 0TD), the main crime hotspot is near Ford Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteeside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salacre Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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