Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • 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

New Hey Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 185th 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 New Hey Road (CH49 9BT) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Bidston and St James average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (CH49 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Farm Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunflower Close (15 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sunflower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadow Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Newbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orret'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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