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Crime in CH42 7LH

How much crime is recorded in CH42 7LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Oxton South
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,577 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH42 7LH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 7LH 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
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7LHNational
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Public order7.24.6
Burglary5.99.1
Shoplifting5.18.4
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs4.12.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other crime1.91.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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