Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 0BS
How much crime is recorded in CH41 0BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Claughton North
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
CH41 0BSBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 0BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 0BS area, above 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
40.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
CH41 0BSNational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order6.54.6
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.