Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH60 9LE
How much crime is recorded in CH60 9LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gayton & Lower Heswall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
How safe is CH60 9LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH60 9LE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 9LENational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Burglary0.19.1
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.