Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 8AB
How much crime is recorded in CH41 8AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poulton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
CH41 8ABBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 8AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 8AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 8ABNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order9.04.6
Drugs7.72.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.