Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Grove Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Bebington , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Square (CH62 5BD) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 304.7% higher than the Bebington average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Square (CH62 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marquis Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marquis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Egerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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