Birkenhead Central
Middle areaNorth east Wirral. 8,595 people in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Birkenhead Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Birkenhead Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birkenhead Central at a rate of 404.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,106 |
| Other crime | 701 |
| Shoplifting | 501 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 392 |
| Drug offences | 318 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 263 |
| Vehicle crime | 66 |
| Burglary | 65 |
| Robbery | 50 |
| Theft from the person | 15 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Birkenhead Central compares
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Is Birkenhead Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birkenhead Central at a rate of 404.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 78.9 per 1,000 people across Wirral.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 276 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birkenhead Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,106), other crime (701) and shoplifting (501).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wirral
These figures are published for the whole of Wirral, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wirral and not Birkenhead Central alone. See Wirral
Birkenhead Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Birkenhead Central was £115,000 in 2025.
Birkenhead Central had 8,042 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Birkenhead Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Birkenhead Central, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.