Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH46
How much crime is recorded in CH46, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 26,734 (2024)
CH46Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH46
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH46, below 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
CH46National
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order5.14.6
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.