Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Molyneux Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 479th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Molyneux Drive (CH45 1JS) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower 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 9 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 ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molyneux Drive (CH45 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Molyneux Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rakersfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rowson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nant Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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