Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandcliffe Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandcliffe Road (CH45 3JH) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandcliffe Road (CH45 3JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Willows (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wallasey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandcliffe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Road | Under investigation |
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