Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bridgenorth Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Bridgenorth Road (CH61 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.3% higher than the Heswall average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgenorth Road (CH61 8SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Irby Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgenorth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Willows Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Willows Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Irby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barleyfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barleyfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridgenorth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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