Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in CH47 4
How much crime is recorded in CH47 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,709 (2024)
CH47 4Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is CH47 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH47 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
CH47 4National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Shoplifting8.48.4
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order5.04.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.