Birkenhead South
Middle areaNorth east Wirral. 10,042 people in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Birkenhead South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Birkenhead South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birkenhead South at a rate of 151.5 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 | 643 |
| Other crime | 284 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 199 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 111 |
| Shoplifting | 95 |
| Drug offences | 94 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Birkenhead South compares
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Is Birkenhead South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birkenhead South at a rate of 151.5 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, 137 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birkenhead South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (643), other crime (284) and anti-social behaviour (199).
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 South alone. See Wirral
Birkenhead South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Birkenhead South was £113,500 in 2025.
Birkenhead South had 9,377 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Birkenhead South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Birkenhead South, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.