Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · 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 32nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Hey Road (CH49 9DB) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hey Road (CH49 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Houghton Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitefield Close (24 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Meadow Road
Sep 2025Burglary Newbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sunflower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunflower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orret'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitefield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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