Heswall
Middle areaSouth west Wirral. 7,698 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Heswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Heswall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heswall at a rate of 49.8 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 | 169 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Heswall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Heswall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heswall at a rate of 49.8 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, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heswall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (169), other crime (73) and anti-social behaviour (57).
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 Heswall alone. See Wirral
Heswall in brief
The median price paid for a home in Heswall was £275,000 in 2025.
Heswall had 7,521 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Heswall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Heswall, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.