Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in CH61 9
How much crime is recorded in CH61 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,631 (2024)
CH61 9Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is CH61 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH61 9, 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
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH61 9National
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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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 9QJ
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