Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH49 5LN
How much crime is recorded in CH49 5LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodchurch
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,139 (2024)
CH49 5LNWirral
How safe is CH49 5LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH49 5LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5LNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.44.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.