Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42 9QH
How much crime is recorded in CH42 9QH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
CH42 9QHBirkenhead
How safe is CH42 9QH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH42 9QH 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 9QHNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.