Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorne Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Hawthorne Grove (CH44 7DP) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Grove (CH44 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alfred Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickham Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A5028 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbotsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keegan Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Acacia Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keegan Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keegan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Palatine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Birches
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lever Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Birches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palermo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Palatine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palatine Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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