Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH49
How much crime is recorded in CH49, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,562 (2024)
CH49Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH49
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH49, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
CH49National
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.