Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 4LA
How much crime is recorded in CH41 4LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead Central
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,276 (2024)
CH41 4LABirkenhead
How safe is CH41 4LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 4LA 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
65.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 4LANational
Violence and sexual offences50.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary12.49.1
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Public order10.04.6
Drugs9.42.4
Other theft6.54.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Shoplifting0.98.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.