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Crime in CH41 1

How much crime is recorded in CH41 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
11,315 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH41 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH41 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
64.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences55.523.6
Public order16.74.6
Criminal damage and arson14.44.7
Drugs14.02.4
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary11.39.1
Shoplifting8.48.4
Other theft6.74.5
Other crime3.71.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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