Total Crime Rate

1082.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

445.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1082.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 445.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 273.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 229.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.6 10/10
  • Public order 197.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Robbery 31.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Cliff area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cliff (CH45 2NW) in the last 12 months was 1082.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1340.1% higher than the New Brighton average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 445.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cliff (CH45 2NW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cliff area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ennerdale Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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