Crap Towns / Greasby / Crime

How much crime is there in Greasby?

The police recorded 20.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Greasby from September 2023 to August 2026, 74% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 11.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 19.6, up from 18.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	18.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	22.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	19.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	11.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	2.0	7.0
Other theft	1.8	5.4
Public order	1.7	6.6
Burglary	0.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	0.8	3.8
Other crime	0.5	2.0
Shoplifting	0.5	7.1
Drugs	0.4	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.1	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bootle	12.5 km	125
Birkenhead	4.5 km	105
Wallasey	6.5 km	71.5
Bagillt	11.2 km	67.2
Bebington	9.0 km	50.7
Hoylake	4.4 km	50.6
Neston	9.6 km	43.1
West Kirby	3.1 km	37.6
Heswall	4.5 km	28.6
Meols	3.6 km	25.2
Greasby	–	20.1
The typical town	–	76.2