Wirral crime rate

Overview of Wirral crime rate

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Wirral holds a medium crime rating, ranking 12th among 25 adjacent boroughs in crime rate. The borough reported 29494 incidents in 2023, with a population of 320199, leading to a crime rate of 92.11 per 1000 residents, showing a 15.05% decrease from the previous year.

The most prevalent crimes in Wirral include Violence and sexual offences (41.3%), Public order (12.5%), and Anti-social behaviour (11.4%), with Possession of weapons, Robbery, and Theft from the person being the least common.

Of its 22 wards, Birkenhead and Tranmere, Bidston and St James, and Rock Ferry have the highest crime rates. The safest wards are West Kirby and Thurstaston, Heswall, and Clatterbridge.

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In Wirral, crime trends over recent years have shown significant fluctuations. Anti-social behaviour surged by 11.29% in 2020 but then fell sharply by 8.4% in 2021 and by 8.54% in 2022. Public order offenses increased by 5.04% in 2021 and by 2.8% in 2022, before experiencing a notable decrease of 4.76% in 2023. Violence and sexual offences also saw substantial increases, rising by 8.21% in 2021 and 3.41% in 2022, but then dropped by 5.69% in 2023. Other decreases were noted in Burglary by 1.78% and Criminal damage and arson by 2% in 2020 and 2023, respectively, reflecting a complex pattern of crime rates in the area.

Wirral crime incidents by crime type

A total of 29494 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
  • Violence and sexual offences – 12193 (41.3)%
  • Public order – 3692 (12.5)%
  • Anti-social behaviour – 3355 (11.4)%
  • Criminal damage and arson – 2811 (9.5)%
  • Drugs – 1562 (5.3)%
  • Other theft – 1499 (5.1)%
  • Shoplifting – 1227 (4.2)%
  • Vehicle crime – 950 (3.2)%
  • Burglary – 857 (2.9)%
  • Other crime – 583 (2.0)%
  • Bicycle theft – 262 (0.9)%
  • Possession of weapons – 201 (0.7)%
  • Robbery – 198 (0.7)%
  • Theft from the person – 104 (0.4)%

How does Wirral compare against nearby areas ?

Wirral ranks 12th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

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Crime rates in Wirral wards

There are 22 wards within Wirral. Birkenhead and Tranmere, Bidston and St James, Rock Ferry has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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Crime rates in postcode districts under Wirral

There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Wirral. Highest crime rates in CH41, CH65, CH44 .

  • CH41 – 628.5
  • CH65 – 253.5
  • CH44 – 248.2
  • CH42 – 238.0
  • L20 – 173.5
  • CH62 – 164.3
  • CH46 – 161.9
  • CH49 – 155.6
  • CH43 – 153.6
  • CH45 – 148.9
  • CH48 – 110.6
  • CH47 – 99.7
  • CH63 – 86.2
  • CH64 – 84.7
  • CH60 – 76.9
  • CH61 – 76.6
  • L69 – 10.0

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