Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 14.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Moorcroft Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 153rd 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 Moorcroft Road (CH45 8QF) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the New Brighton average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorcroft Road (CH45 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandhills View. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorcroft Road area

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Data Sources

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