Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Shawbury Avenue area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Shawbury Avenue (CH63 8LR) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shawbury Avenue (CH63 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acorn Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shawbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asterfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Acorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Close
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asterfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bentfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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