Postcode sector · Wirral
Crime in L48 5
How much crime is recorded in L48 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,679 (2024)
L48 5Postcode sector · Wirral
How safe is L48 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L48 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
L48 5National
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.41.4
Other theft0.44.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.