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Crime in CH62 1

How much crime is recorded in CH62 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
6,659 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CH62 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH62 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

CH62 1National
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order5.64.6
Drugs5.02.4
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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