Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH48
How much crime is recorded in CH48, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 22,498 (2024)
CH48Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH48
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH48, 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
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
CH48National
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Shoplifting6.38.4
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.