Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH49 4PN
How much crime is recorded in CH49 4PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton West
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
CH49 4PNWirral
How safe is CH49 4PN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH49 4PN area, 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
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4PNNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary6.39.1
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.