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Crime in CH60 5

How much crime is recorded in CH60 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
7,648 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH60 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH60 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH60 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.24.6
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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