Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH61
How much crime is recorded in CH61, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 24,838 (2024)
CH61Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH61
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH61, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
CH61National
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.