Postcode district · Wallasey
Crime in CH45
How much crime is recorded in CH45, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,213 (2024)
CH45Postcode district · Wallasey
How safe is CH45
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH45, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
CH45National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.79.1
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.