Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH26
How much crime is recorded in CH26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,527 (2024)
CH26Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH26
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH26, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH26National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.01.5
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.