Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowson Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 1,057 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 Rowson Street (CH45 5AT) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowson Street (CH45 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westbank Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seymour Place West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernhill —
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Winifred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockpoint Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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