Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 5EF
How much crime is recorded in CH41 5EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead Central
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,093 (2024)
CH41 5EFBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 5EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 101.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 5EF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
101.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
246
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 5EFNational
Violence and sexual offences88.923.6
Public order36.14.6
Anti-social behaviour28.510.7
Drugs25.02.4
Burglary21.69.1
Criminal damage and arson20.54.7
Shoplifting12.38.4
Other theft11.04.5
Other crime7.41.5
Robbery2.91.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.