Postcode · Wallasey
Crime in CH45 2LD
How much crime is recorded in CH45 2LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Brighton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
CH45 2LDWallasey
How safe is CH45 2LD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH45 2LD area, 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
59.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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).
CH45 2LDNational
Violence and sexual offences55.123.6
Anti-social behaviour27.310.7
Public order13.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs4.82.4
Burglary3.29.1
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.81.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.