Postcode · Wirral
Crime in CH61 9QL
How much crime is recorded in CH61 9QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensby & Thingwall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
CH61 9QLWirral
How safe is CH61 9QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH61 9QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 9QLNational
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 62% 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.