Postcode · Wallasey
Crime in CH45 2LU
How much crime is recorded in CH45 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Brighton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
CH45 2LUWallasey
How safe is CH45 2LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH45 2LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs0.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.