Postcode district · Birkenhead
Crime in CH41
How much crime is recorded in CH41, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,841 (2024)
CH41Postcode district · Birkenhead
How safe is CH41
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH41, well above 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
57.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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).
CH41National
Violence and sexual offences48.323.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Public order13.74.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Drugs11.12.4
Burglary9.99.1
Other theft5.94.5
Other crime3.31.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.