Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 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 109.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Grenville Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Heswall , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Grenville Drive (CH61 5US) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 227.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grenville Drive (CH61 5US), the main crime hotspot is near The Willows. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grenville Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bader Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barleyfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleyfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Willows Under investigation
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Data Sources

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