Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.9 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Glover Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 138th 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 Glover Street (CH42 9LU) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glover Street (CH42 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glover Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brimstage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carnforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carnforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Bank
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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