Claughton South & Oxton North
Middle areaNorth east Wirral. 8,282 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Claughton South & Oxton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Claughton South & Oxton North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Claughton South & Oxton North at a rate of 66.8 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 | 258 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Claughton South & Oxton North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Claughton South & Oxton North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Claughton South & Oxton North at a rate of 66.8 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Claughton South & Oxton North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (258), other crime (94) and anti-social behaviour (56).
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 Claughton South & Oxton North alone. See Wirral
Claughton South & Oxton North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Claughton South & Oxton North was £170,500 in 2025.
Claughton South & Oxton North had 7,945 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Claughton South & Oxton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Claughton South & Oxton North, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.