Total Crime Rate

375.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 375.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.7 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Other theft 37.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Grange Road area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hoylake and Meols , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Road (CH48 4EF) in the last 12 months was 375.4 per 1,000 residents and was 566.6% higher than the Hoylake and Meols average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 160.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (CH48 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Avenue, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Kirby
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Acacia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Kirby
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Avenue

Data Sources

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