Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH61 9NW
How much crime is recorded in CH61 9NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensby & Thingwall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
CH61 9NWWirral
How safe is CH61 9NW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH61 9NW 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 9NWNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Public order0.94.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.