Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH61 1BE
How much crime is recorded in CH61 1BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensby & Thingwall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
CH61 1BEWirral
How safe is CH61 1BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH61 1BE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
CH61 1BENational
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Public order9.44.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary2.79.1
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.