Postcode sector · Wallasey
Crime in L44 8
How much crime is recorded in L44 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,459 (2024)
L44 8Postcode sector · Wallasey
How safe is L44 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L44 8, 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order3.64.6
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime2.71.5
Burglary1.99.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% 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.