Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 6QB
How much crime is recorded in CH42 6QB, 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)
How safe is CH42 6QB
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 6QB 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CH42 6QBNational
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.