Postcode · Prenton
Crime in CH43 2JD
How much crime is recorded in CH43 2JD, 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 2JDPrenton
How safe is CH43 2JD
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 2JD 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH43 2JDNational
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.