Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH48 5HP
How much crime is recorded in CH48 5HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Kirby
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
CH48 5HPWirral
How safe is CH48 5HP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH48 5HP 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5HPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Burglary9.99.1
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Other crime3.21.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.