Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Magazine Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 518th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Magazine Lane (CH45 1LX) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magazine Lane (CH45 1LX), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Grove. Police recorded 26 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 Magazine Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Tower Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Tower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ross Tower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockpoint Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westbank Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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