Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 4PY
How much crime is recorded in CH42 4PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Egerton Park
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
CH42 4PYBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 4PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 4PY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4PYNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.51.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.