Postcode · Wallasey
Crime in CH44 5SE
How much crime is recorded in CH44 5SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poulton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
CH44 5SEWallasey
How safe is CH44 5SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH44 5SE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 5SENational
Violence and sexual offences59.223.6
Burglary12.79.1
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Drugs6.12.4
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.