Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 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 124.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Acacia Grove area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acacia Grove (CH44 7BH) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Seacombe average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Grove (CH44 7BH), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street
Apr 2026Public order The Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Birches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harcourt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birkenhead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenhead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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