Total Crime Rate
830.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montrose Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 8th 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 Montrose Avenue (CH44 7BT) in the last 12 months was 830.5 per 1,000 residents and was 598.0% higher than the Seacombe average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 277.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 411.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montrose Avenue (CH44 7BT), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Seacombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palatine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keegan Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Birches | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Birches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Acacia Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keegan Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seacombe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seacombe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palatine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lever Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Palatine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbotsford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keegan Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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