Postcode district · Birkenhead
Crime in CH42
How much crime is recorded in CH42, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 45,724 (2024)
CH42Postcode district · Birkenhead
How safe is CH42
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH42, 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
CH42National
Violence and sexual offences33.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order6.94.6
Burglary6.39.1
Shoplifting5.38.4
Drugs4.62.4
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.