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Crime in CH48 9

How much crime is recorded in CH48 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
4,529 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH48 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH48 9, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH48 9National
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary4.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.44.6
Other theft0.94.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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