Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH46 2SB
How much crime is recorded in CH46 2SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leasowe
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,057 (2024)
CH46 2SBWirral
How safe is CH46 2SB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH46 2SB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
CH46 2SBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.123.6
Public order9.24.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Burglary5.09.1
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.