Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 2TA
How much crime is recorded in CH41 2TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,973 (2024)
CH41 2TABirkenhead
How safe is CH41 2TA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 78.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 2TA area, 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
78.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 2TANational
Violence and sexual offences65.423.6
Public order14.34.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Burglary9.39.1
Drugs9.22.4
Other theft8.84.5
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Robbery1.51.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.