Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pickering Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in New Brighton , and the 219th 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 Pickering Road (CH45 9LU) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickering Road (CH45 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pickering Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rowson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandridge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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