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Crime in CH43 1TU
How much crime is recorded in CH43 1TU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Claughton South & Oxton North
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
How safe is CH43 1TU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH43 1TU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
CH43 1TUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.