Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in CH48 7
How much crime is recorded in CH48 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,085 (2024)
CH48 7Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is CH48 7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH48 7, 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order3.14.6
Other crime2.11.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other theft0.54.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.