Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH49 0WL
How much crime is recorded in CH49 0WL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton West
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,233 (2024)
CH49 0WLWirral
How safe is CH49 0WL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH49 0WL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
CH49 0WLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Public order9.44.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.