Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 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 59.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Penkett Grove area has the 49th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Liscard , and the 448th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penkett Grove (CH45 7RH) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Liscard average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penkett Grove (CH45 7RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalton Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radnor Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penkett Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Drive Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A554
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Radnor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A554 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A554 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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