Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH28
How much crime is recorded in CH28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,227 (2024)
CH28Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH28
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH28, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
CH28National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary4.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.71.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.