Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 2ED
How much crime is recorded in CH42 2ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bebington New Ferry
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,718 (2024)
CH42 2EDBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 2ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 2ED 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
70.9
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).
CH42 2EDNational
Violence and sexual offences62.223.6
Criminal damage and arson19.24.7
Public order13.74.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary9.89.1
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs6.02.4
Other crime5.71.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.