Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

School Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 508th lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 School Lane (CH44 2DN) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CH44 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Kelmscott Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinetree Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinetree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Folly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bletchley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Road Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson St Hilary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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