Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Breckside Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Breckside Avenue (CH44 2DU) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher than the New Brighton average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breckside Avenue (CH44 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Kelmscott Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Breckside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedbergh Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pinetree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kelmscott Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wetherby Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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