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Crime in CH41 0

How much crime is recorded in CH41 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
8,255 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH41 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH41 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH41 0National
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order6.64.6
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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