Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Up Holland , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .
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 Close (WN8 0LD) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Up Holland average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Close (WN8 0LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Hill (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Up Holland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dingle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rivington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilldean | — |
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