Postcode · Wallasey
Crime in CH44 4AU
How much crime is recorded in CH44 4AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poulton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
CH44 4AUWallasey
How safe is CH44 4AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH44 4AU 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
44.4
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).
CH44 4AUNational
Violence and sexual offences39.723.6
Criminal damage and arson13.24.7
Burglary6.09.1
Public order5.34.6
Drugs4.92.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other crime4.71.5
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.