Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH48 8AL
How much crime is recorded in CH48 8AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caldy & Newton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
CH48 8ALWirral
How safe is CH48 8AL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH48 8AL 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
5.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 8ALNational
Burglary6.19.1
Violence and sexual offences3.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.32.4
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.