Total Crime Rate
226.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grange Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Place (CH41 4DP) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Place (CH41 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bidston and St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paterson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claughton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claughton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cole Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henthorne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henthorne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alvanley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alvanley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alvanley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvanley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Radnor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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