Postcode · Prenton
Crime in CH43 2LP
How much crime is recorded in CH43 2LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Claughton South & Oxton North
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
CH43 2LPPrenton
How safe is CH43 2LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH43 2LP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 2LPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.04.6
Other theft0.84.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.