Total Crime Rate

215.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 215.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Chester Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Bebington , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Chester Road (CH62 5AB) in the last 12 months was 215.3 per 1,000 residents and was 330.6% higher than the Bebington average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Chester Road (CH62 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferries Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brownlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Legh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esher Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olinda Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Olinda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hassal Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hassal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hassal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Egerton Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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