Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Perrin Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Perrin Road (CH45 3LX) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% higher than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perrin Road (CH45 3LX), the main crime hotspot is near St George'S Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Perrin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Folly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinetree Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinetree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Hilary Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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