Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in L48
How much crime is recorded in L48, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,289 (2024)
L48Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is L48
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L48, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
L48National
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Shoplifting16.38.4
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.