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Crime in CH49 2

How much crime is recorded in CH49 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
7,174 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH49 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH49 2, 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).

CH49 2National
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 44% 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.

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