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Crime in CH43 9

How much crime is recorded in CH43 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
13,740 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH43 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH43 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 36% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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