Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in L47
How much crime is recorded in L47, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,654 (2024)
L47Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is L47
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L47, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
L47National
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Shoplifting8.38.4
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.