Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH31
How much crime is recorded in CH31, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,570 (2024)
CH31Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH31
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH31, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
CH31National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Public order6.34.6
Shoplifting5.98.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs1.92.4
Burglary1.49.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.