Postcode · Prenton
Crime in CH43 1XL
How much crime is recorded in CH43 1XL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Claughton South & Oxton North
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
CH43 1XLPrenton
How safe is CH43 1XL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH43 1XL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
CH43 1XLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.