Total Crime Rate

274.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 274.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Groveside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groveside (CH48 0QS) in the last 12 months was 274.5 per 1,000 residents and was 423.4% higher than the Hoylake and Meols average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groveside (CH48 0QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Groveside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Kirby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynwald Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riversdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Road —
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Data Sources

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