Total Crime Rate

395.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.5 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 395.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle 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

Lowwood Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowwood Grove (CH41 2ST) in the last 12 months was 395.9 per 1,000 residents and was 160.3% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 224.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowwood Grove (CH41 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Catherine Street, where police recorded 246 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Street (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowwood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
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Data Sources

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