Postcode · Wirral
Crime in L60 4RN
How much crime is recorded in L60 4RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gayton & Lower Heswall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
L60 4RNWirral
How safe is L60 4RN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L60 4RN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L60 4RNNational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Burglary0.19.1
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.