Crime Rates at New Hey Road, Wirral, CH49 9DA

New Hey Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 374th 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 9DA) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (CH49 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houghton Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kiln Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.