Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cressingham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Cressingham Road (CH45 2NT) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressingham Road (CH45 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cressingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rowson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Brighton Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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