Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 6RT
How much crime is recorded in CH41 6RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead Central
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,863 (2024)
CH41 6RTBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 6RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 88.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 6RT 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
88.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
327
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 6RTNational
Shoplifting101.98.4
Violence and sexual offences72.223.6
Public order38.64.6
Anti-social behaviour33.810.7
Drugs25.32.4
Burglary20.39.1
Criminal damage and arson18.64.7
Other theft10.94.5
Other crime5.91.5
Robbery4.61.4
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Theft from the person1.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.