Total Crime Rate

77.4 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sunningdale Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunningdale Road (CH45 0LU) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunningdale Road (CH45 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunningdale Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ball Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunningdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montpellier Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bellfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prescot Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ball Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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