Postcode · Prenton
Crime in CH43 5SD
How much crime is recorded in CH43 5SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
CH43 5SDPrenton
How safe is CH43 5SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH43 5SD 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5SDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.