Postcode sector · Wallasey
Crime in L44 6
How much crime is recorded in L44 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,488 (2024)
L44 6Postcode sector · Wallasey
How safe is L44 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L44 6, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
82.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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).
L44 6National
Violence and sexual offences70.023.6
Burglary15.89.1
Public order13.74.6
Shoplifting11.88.4
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Drugs9.72.4
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Other theft5.44.5
Robbery3.41.4
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.