Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH49 9BN
How much crime is recorded in CH49 9BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodchurch
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
CH49 9BNWirral
How safe is CH49 9BN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH49 9BN 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
43.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 9BNNational
Violence and sexual offences37.023.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.