Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gordon Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 333rd highest 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 Gordon Road (CH45 1LS) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (CH45 1LS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylesbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rakersfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nant Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rowson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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