Postcode district · Wallasey
Crime in CH44
How much crime is recorded in CH44, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,794 (2024)
CH44Postcode district · Wallasey
How safe is CH44
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH44, 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
42.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
CH44National
Violence and sexual offences37.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order6.74.6
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary5.99.1
Drugs4.42.4
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.