Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH61 8RY
How much crime is recorded in CH61 8RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thurstaston & Irby
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,840 (2024)
CH61 8RYWirral
How safe is CH61 8RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH61 8RY area, 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8RYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary7.09.1
Public order3.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.