Postcode · Birkenhead
Crime in L43 2JE
How much crime is recorded in L43 2JE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Claughton South & Oxton North
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
L43 2JEBirkenhead
How safe is L43 2JE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L43 2JE area, 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L43 2JENational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.