Postcode district · Wirral
Crime in L60
How much crime is recorded in L60, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,067 (2024)
L60Postcode district · Wirral
How safe is L60
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L60, 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
16.0
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).
L60National
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Burglary0.89.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
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.