Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in L47 2
How much crime is recorded in L47 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,298 (2024)
L47 2Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is L47 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L47 2, 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
L47 2National
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Public order5.04.6
Shoplifting4.88.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary2.39.1
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.