Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dean Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dean Avenue (CH45 3HT) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Avenue (CH45 3HT), the main crime hotspot is near St George'S Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dean Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leasowe Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leasowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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