Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Mount Pleasant Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 495th 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 Mount Pleasant Road (CH45 5EW) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant Road (CH45 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandheys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandridge Road
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Hey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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