Total Crime Rate

173.3 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 173.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 86.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Village Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Road (CH63 8PT) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 304.7% higher than the Bebington average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Road (CH63 8PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Brow (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Village Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Close —
Sep 2025Public order Kennet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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