Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 9PP
How much crime is recorded in CH42 9PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prenton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
CH42 9PPBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 9PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 9PP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9PPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary8.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.