Total Crime Rate

42.0 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 42.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

School Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 471st 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 School Lane (CH45 8PP) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CH45 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Kelmscott Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Folly Lane 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 Stonehouse Road Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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