Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH61 4XQ
How much crime is recorded in CH61 4XQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thurstaston & Irby
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
CH61 4XQWirral
How safe is CH61 4XQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH61 4XQ 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
10.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CH61 4XQNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 87% 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.