Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Groveland Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Leasowe and Moreton East , and the 407th 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 Groveland Avenue (CH45 8JS) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Leasowe and Moreton East average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groveland Avenue (CH45 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bayswater Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Toronto Mews (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Groveland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Asbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mockbeggar Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Granville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mockbeggar Wharf —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leasowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Toronto Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leasowe Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Road —
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Data Sources

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