Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 131.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 166th 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 Cambridge Road (CH45 1JF) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (CH45 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In New Brighton

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rake Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rake Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rake Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandheys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑