Total Crime Rate
73.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Egerton Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 379th 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 Egerton Street (CH45 2LT) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Egerton Street (CH45 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In New Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seymour Place West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ross Tower Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ross Tower Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ross Tower Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockpoint Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Promenade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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