Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 0DU
How much crime is recorded in CH41 0DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Claughton North
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
CH41 0DUBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 0DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 0DU area, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 0DUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.64.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.