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Crime in CH61 5

How much crime is recorded in CH61 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
5,087 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH61 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH61 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

CH61 5National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order2.14.6
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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