West Kirby
Middle areaWest Wirral. 7,680 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in West Kirby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Kirby
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Kirby at a rate of 65.4 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 | 163 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 108 |
| Other crime | 98 |
| Shoplifting | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Kirby compares
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Is West Kirby safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Kirby at a rate of 65.4 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, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Kirby.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (163), anti-social behaviour (108) and other crime (98).
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 West Kirby alone. See Wirral
West Kirby in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Kirby was £320,000 in 2025.
West Kirby had 7,580 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in West Kirby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Kirby, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.