Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 2DE
How much crime is recorded in CH42 2DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Egerton Park
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,864 (2024)
CH42 2DEBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 2DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 2DE area, broadly in line with 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 2DENational
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Drugs5.52.4
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.59.1
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.