Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 2UU
How much crime is recorded in CH41 2UU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
CH41 2UUBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 2UU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 2UU 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
66.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
176
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 2UUNational
Violence and sexual offences47.923.6
Shoplifting28.78.4
Anti-social behaviour26.310.7
Criminal damage and arson15.24.7
Public order12.24.6
Drugs12.12.4
Burglary11.59.1
Other theft9.24.5
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Robbery4.81.4
Other crime3.91.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.