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Crime in CH44 8

How much crime is recorded in CH44 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
10,449 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH44 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH44 8, well above 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
55.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences48.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Burglary7.99.1
Public order7.84.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Drugs5.12.4
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 37% 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.

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