Postcode sector · Prenton
Crime in CH43 8
How much crime is recorded in CH43 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,255 (2024)
CH43 8Postcode sector · Prenton
How safe is CH43 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH43 8, 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.