Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 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 47.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Wilstan Avenue area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 525th lowest crime rate of 1,056 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 Wilstan Avenue (CH63 2NA) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilstan Avenue (CH63 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Brow. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilstan Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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