Total Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 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 249.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Grange Road West area has the 24th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 56th 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 Grange Road West (CH43 4XG) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% higher than the Bidston and St James average (152.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road West (CH43 4XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merton Place, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alvanley Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lindens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bentinck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henthorne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Town View Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town View Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Town View Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reedville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reedville Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hugh'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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