Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wroxham Close 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 Wroxham Close (CH49 0UY) 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 Wroxham Close (CH49 0UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Big Meadow Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ford Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteeside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Big Meadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Big Meadow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salacre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slingsby Drive | Under investigation |
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