Total Crime Rate
59.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bader Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bader Close (CH61 5YB) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Heswall average (33.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bader Close (CH61 5YB), the main crime hotspot is near The Willows. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Willows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bader Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleyfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barleyfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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