Postcode district · Prenton
Crime in CH43
How much crime is recorded in CH43, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 53,399 (2024)
CH43Postcode district · Prenton
How safe is CH43
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH43, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
CH43National
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Shoplifting14.78.4
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Burglary6.49.1
Drugs5.02.4
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.