Total Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brackenhurst Drive area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 465th lowest crime rate of 1,056 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 Brackenhurst Drive (CH45 1HT) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Liscard average (92.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brackenhurst Drive (CH45 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalton Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radnor Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In New Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmoreland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magazines Promenade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aylesbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beach Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radnor Drive | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Radnor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Drive | Under investigation |
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