Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grosvenor Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 181st 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 Grosvenor Road (CH43 1UB) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grosvenor Road (CH43 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Epworth Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grosvenor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Foxdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cearns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Epworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
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Data Sources

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