Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Maplewood Grove area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 362nd 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 Maplewood Grove (CH43 7FE) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplewood Grove (CH43 7FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoblyn Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Observatory Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maplewood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoblyn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Observatory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Maplewood Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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