Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH61 6XU
How much crime is recorded in CH61 6XU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heswall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,357 (2024)
CH61 6XUWirral
How safe is CH61 6XU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH61 6XU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 6XUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.44.5
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.64.6
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.