Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH46 8ST
How much crime is recorded in CH46 8ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leasowe South & Moreton East
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
CH46 8STWirral
How safe is CH46 8ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH46 8ST area, broadly in line with 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
34.8
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 8STNational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary10.69.1
Public order7.24.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.