Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH48 5BU
How much crime is recorded in CH48 5BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Kirby
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,566 (2024)
CH48 5BUWirral
How safe is CH48 5BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH48 5BU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5BUNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Burglary1.99.1
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.