Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rosebery Grove area has the 24th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Rosebery Grove (CH42 9PR) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Grove (CH42 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moss Grove, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chalkley Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosebery Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mendip Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moss Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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