Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH60 2UH
How much crime is recorded in CH60 2UH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gayton & Lower Heswall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,531 (2024)
CH60 2UHWirral
How safe is CH60 2UH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH60 2UH 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
CH60 2UHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary4.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Shoplifting3.18.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.44.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.