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Crime in CH41 6

How much crime is recorded in CH41 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
3,982 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH41 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 78.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH41 6, 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
78.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
230
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH41 6National
Violence and sexual offences67.223.6
Shoplifting42.88.4
Public order29.44.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Drugs20.62.4
Burglary18.99.1
Criminal damage and arson16.34.7
Other theft9.84.5
Other crime5.31.5
Robbery2.91.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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.

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