Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH61 9PL
How much crime is recorded in CH61 9PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensby & Thingwall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
CH61 9PLWirral
How safe is CH61 9PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH61 9PL 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
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 9PLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Public order4.64.6
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.