Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 4RB
How much crime is recorded in CH42 4RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tranmere
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,039 (2024)
CH42 4RBBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 4RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 4RB 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
37.2
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order5.24.6
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft3.14.5
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.01.4
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.