Total Crime Rate

96.3 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 96.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Sunflower Close area has the 61st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunflower Close (CH49 9EH) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunflower Close (CH49 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sunflower Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sunflower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadow Road

Data Sources

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