Total Crime Rate
148.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 127th 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 West Grove (CH60 0DS) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 345.1% higher than the Heswall average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Grove (CH60 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Telegraph Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Roscote (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wirral| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Feather Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Feather Lane | Under investigation |
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