Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in CH61 8
How much crime is recorded in CH61 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,957 (2024)
CH61 8Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is CH61 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH61 8, 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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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- CH61 8TD
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