Postcode sector · Birkenhead
Crime in L42 9
How much crime is recorded in L42 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,181 (2024)
L42 9Postcode sector · Birkenhead
How safe is L42 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L42 9, 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
L42 9National
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.