Total Crime Rate

79.7 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 79.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gordon Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 345th 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 Gordon Road (CH45 1LS) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (CH45 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Dalton Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ross Tower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockpoint Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernhill —
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Seymour Place West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Tower Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Tower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westbank Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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