Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 46th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 420th 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 9DA) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Bidston and St James average (152.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (CH49 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefield Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Hey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benedict Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Meadow Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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