Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH48 3HT
How much crime is recorded in CH48 3HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Kirby
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,318 (2024)
CH48 3HTWirral
How safe is CH48 3HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH48 3HT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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).
CH48 3HTNational
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Public order2.94.6
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.22.4
Burglary0.79.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 68% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.