Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 7BE
How much crime is recorded in CH41 7BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bidston Hill
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
CH41 7BEBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 7BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 7BE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 7BENational
Violence and sexual offences43.723.6
Shoplifting40.58.4
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Public order12.14.6
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.