Total Crime Rate

195.6 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 195.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palm Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palm Grove (CH43 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 195.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palm Grove (CH43 1TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Barnard Road. Police recorded 44 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 Palm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cearns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynnbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barren Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kent Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ball'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claughton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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