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Crime in CH44 5

How much crime is recorded in CH44 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
9,693 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH44 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH44 5, 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
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

CH44 5National
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order6.34.6
Burglary6.29.1
Shoplifting4.18.4
Drugs3.62.4
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

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