Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 6QG
How much crime is recorded in CH42 6QG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
How safe is CH42 6QG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 6QG 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
29.3
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 6QGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Shoplifting7.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.