Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.4 1/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wellington Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 155th lowest 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 Wellington Road (CH45 2NE) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (CH45 2NE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Montpellier Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Atherton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prescot Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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