Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Samaria Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Samaria Avenue (CH62 1HE) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Bebington average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samaria Avenue (CH62 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Mersey Bank Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wirral

Crime Over Time in Samaria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ortega Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shore Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brownlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Samaria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs New Ferry Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfields North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mersey Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑