Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 16.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Keighley Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keighley Avenue (CH45 8PL) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keighley Avenue (CH45 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelmscott Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keighley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Probyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Folly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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