Total Crime Rate

327.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 327.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Grange Road area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 36th 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 Grange Road (CH48 4EA) in the last 12 months was 327.7 per 1,000 residents and was 524.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 167.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (CH48 4EA), 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 Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nettle Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riversdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tynwald Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Kirby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Road —
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Data Sources

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