Total Crime Rate

419.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.7 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 419.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Public order 59.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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

Grange Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 22nd 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 Grange Road (CH41 6EA) in the last 12 months was 419.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.9% 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 Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (CH41 6EA), 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 Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowwood Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Hollybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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