Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grove Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (CH42 3XT) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (251.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (CH42 3XT), the main crime hotspot is near B5149. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bulwer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ionic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B5149 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Alison Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellet'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellet'S Place —
Apr 2026Public order Rockville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulwer Street —
Apr 2026Public order Aldersgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mulberry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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