Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 8AY
How much crime is recorded in CH41 8AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bidston Hill
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
CH41 8AYBirkenhead
How safe is CH41 8AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 8AY area, 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
62.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
158
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 8AYNational
Violence and sexual offences52.323.6
Shoplifting25.88.4
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Public order17.44.6
Criminal damage and arson16.64.7
Burglary14.09.1
Other theft7.44.5
Drugs5.42.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime3.31.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.