Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH47
How much crime is recorded in CH47, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 13,842 (2024)
CH47Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH47
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH47, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
CH47National
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.14.6
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.