Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41 9EA
How much crime is recorded in CH41 9EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
CH41 9EABirkenhead
How safe is CH41 9EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH41 9EA area, 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 9EANational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.010.7
Shoplifting21.68.4
Burglary8.69.1
Public order8.64.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Drugs5.72.4
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.