Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH49 7LB
How much crime is recorded in CH49 7LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodchurch
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,639 (2024)
CH49 7LBWirral
How safe is CH49 7LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH49 7LB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 7LBNational
Violence and sexual offences37.523.6
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Burglary13.89.1
Public order8.54.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Drugs4.62.4
Other crime4.41.5
Shoplifting4.38.4
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.