Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wood Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 486th highest 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 Wood Lane (CH45 8QP) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (CH45 8QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Probyn Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallasey Grove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Probyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5477 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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