New Brighton — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Merseyside Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Merseyside Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

98 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (92): ▲ 6 (7%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences40 · 41%
Anti-social behaviour22 · 22%
Public order13 · 13%
Criminal damage and arson9 · 9%
Other theft8 · 8%
Shoplifting2 · 2%
Drugs1 · 1%
Possession of weapons1 · 1%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

96 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect57 · 59%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified31 · 32%
Awaiting court outcome6 · 6%
Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 1%
Local resolution1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Anti-Social behaviour - Bike related

The use of illegal electric bikes on the prom and around New Brighton. Local Policing officers and colleagues from Roads Policing Unit, British Transport Police, Merseyrail and Wirral Council have been tackling this issue with a number of these bikes seized, fixed penalties issued ASB warning letters sent out and arrests. High visibility policing will continue in these areas.

Set: 2026-04-15