Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in L46 6
How much crime is recorded in L46 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,568 (2024)
L46 6Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is L46 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L46 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
L46 6National
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.54.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.