Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 8LH
How much crime is recorded in CH42 8LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prenton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
CH42 8LHBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 8LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 8LH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 8LHNational
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Burglary4.09.1
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.