Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 7HD
How much crime is recorded in CH42 7HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
CH42 7HDBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 7HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 7HD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 7HDNational
Violence and sexual offences46.423.6
Public order10.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Drugs5.52.4
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.