Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 4LR
How much crime is recorded in CH41 4LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead Central
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,752 (2024)
CH41 4LRBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 4LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 4LR 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
72.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
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 4LRNational
Violence and sexual offences61.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Drugs12.32.4
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Burglary8.29.1
Public order7.94.6
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery1.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.