Total Crime Rate

1186.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1186.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 350.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 319.3 10/10
  • Public order 140.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.2 10/10
  • Drugs 63.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.1 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
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

Conway Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 4th 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 Conway Street (L41 4AF) in the last 12 months was 1186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 716.2% higher than the Bidston and St James average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 484.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Conway Street (L41 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burlington Street (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Conway Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Europa Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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