Overview of Wirral crime rate
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.
Wirral crime incidents 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 ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Wirral is compared against
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.
List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Wirral wards
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
Postcode districts in Wirral
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