Postcode district · Birkenhead
Crime in L43
How much crime is recorded in L43, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,066 (2024)
L43Postcode district · Birkenhead
How safe is L43
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L43, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
L43National
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary4.49.1
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.