Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Ponsonby Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ponsonby Road (CH45 8PY) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponsonby Road (CH45 8PY), 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 Ponsonby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Folly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5477 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Probyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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