Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ford Way 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 Way (CH49 9AZ) 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 Way (CH49 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Farm Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunflower Close (15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunflower Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Meadow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sunflower Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunflower Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salacre Close | Under investigation |
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