Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH49 7LA
How much crime is recorded in CH49 7LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodchurch
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,321 (2024)
CH49 7LAWirral
How safe is CH49 7LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH49 7LA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 7LANational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Public order4.84.6
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.11.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.