Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 4AA
How much crime is recorded in CH42 4AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Egerton Park
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
CH42 4AABirkenhead
How safe is CH42 4AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 4AA area, above 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CH42 4AANational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs3.32.4
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.