Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in CH63
How much crime is recorded in CH63, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 36,228 (2024)
CH63Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is CH63
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CH63, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
CH63National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Burglary3.09.1
Shoplifting3.08.4
Public order2.64.6
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.