Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Hey Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pensby and Thingwall , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 New Hey Road (CH49 7NF) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher than the Pensby and Thingwall average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (CH49 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Hey Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Hey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Hey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganney'S Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoole Road —
Apr 2026Public order New Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huddleston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ganney'S Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Cornfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferny Brow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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