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Crime in CH43 4

How much crime is recorded in CH43 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
7,089 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH43 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 75.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH43 4, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
75.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
207
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH43 4National
Shoplifting69.88.4
Violence and sexual offences61.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Public order21.34.6
Drugs17.42.4
Criminal damage and arson13.24.7
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft7.64.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime4.01.5
Robbery3.21.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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