Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albion Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 1,056 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 Albion Street (CH45 9LE) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the New Brighton average (75.2 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albion Street (CH45 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In New Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rowson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Brighton | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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