Postcode district · Birkenhead
Crime in L41
How much crime is recorded in L41, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,750 (2024)
L41Postcode district · Birkenhead
How safe is L41
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L41, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
73.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
201
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).
L41National
Violence and sexual offences62.123.6
Shoplifting33.88.4
Public order24.14.6
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Burglary18.09.1
Drugs16.52.4
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Other theft8.54.5
Other crime4.81.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.