Postcode · Prenton
Crime in CH43 4UJ
How much crime is recorded in CH43 4UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Claughton South & Oxton North
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,889 (2024)
CH43 4UJPrenton
How safe is CH43 4UJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH43 4UJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 4UJNational
Violence and sexual offences46.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Public order7.44.6
Drugs7.22.4
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.