Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Poets Corner area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 424th 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 Poets Corner (CH62 4UX) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher than the Bebington average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Corner (CH62 4UX), the main crime hotspot is near Woodhead Row. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poets Corner area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhead Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodhead Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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