Crime Rates at New Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 2AE

New Chester Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Chester Road (CH42 2AE) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (251.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Chester Road (CH42 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.