Total Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowson Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rowson Street (CH45 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowson Street (CH45 2LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 48 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckenham Road | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Atherton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seymour Place West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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