Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beresford Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Avenue (CH63 7NG) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 211.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Avenue (CH63 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Beresford Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rocklands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beresford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashbrook Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashbrook Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbrook Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashbrook Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barlow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rydal Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Square Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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