Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 0LR
How much crime is recorded in CH42 0LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
CH42 0LRBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 0LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 0LR 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
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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).
CH42 0LRNational
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Criminal damage and arson11.84.7
Public order8.54.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Drugs7.62.4
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime3.61.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.