Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH62
How much crime is recorded in CH62, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 34,378 (2024)
CH62Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH62
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH62, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
CH62National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Shoplifting6.38.4
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.