Total Crime Rate
222.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brighton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 72nd 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 Brighton Street (CH44 6QN) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher than the Seacombe average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brighton Street (CH44 6QN), the main crime hotspot is near Wickham Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Seacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shaw Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbotsford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keegan Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keegan Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keegan Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shaw Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Acacia Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lever Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seacombe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wickham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seacombe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacombe View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A5028 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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