Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH60 8QE
How much crime is recorded in CH60 8QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gayton & Lower Heswall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,509 (2024)
How safe is CH60 8QE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH60 8QE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 8QENational
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Burglary3.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.