Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clare Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 277th 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 Clare Crescent (CH44 2DL) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Crescent (CH44 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelmscott Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Folly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bletchley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Hilary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radley Road
Sep 2025Public order Braemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinetree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinetree Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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