Compare Wirral against St. Helens

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Wirral and St. Helens.

Population comparison

Population for Wirral
324,336
Population for St. Helens
181,095
Difference
143,241
Percentage Difference
56.68%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Wirral
133,185 (69.5%)
# People Employed in St. Helens
79,720 (70.6%)
Difference
133,185
Percentage Difference
50.22%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Wirral
51,180 (26.7%)
# People Inactive in St. Helens
28,580 (25.3%)
Difference
51,180
Percentage Difference
56.67%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Wirral
7,355 (3.8%)
# People unemployed in St. Helens
4,625 (4.1%)
Difference
7,355
Percentage Difference
45.58%

Comparing crimes by type for Wirral and St. Helens

Showing crimes from this year (2024). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Wirral and St. Helens compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Wirral Crimes in St. Helens Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 181 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 13 0 N/A
Burglary 0 65 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 137 0 N/A
Drugs 0 107 0 N/A
Other crime 0 36 0 N/A
Other theft 0 102 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 13 0 N/A
Public order 0 212 0 N/A
Robbery 0 16 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 82 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 8 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 78 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 708 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Wirral and St. Helens from 2020 to 2024

Use the list to compare crimes in Wirral and St. Helens.

Compare Property prices over time for Wirral and St. Helens

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £354,884.78 / £307,332.50 £231,150.32 / £189,953.04 £157,133.06 / £140,837.76 £120,392.93 / £99,720.08
2022 £348,393.51 / £287,260.21 £227,468.11 / £179,338.71 £155,201.10 / £133,870.76 £119,544.07 / £95,283.44
2021 £316,753.50 / £253,238.65 £207,053.19 / £158,551.30 £141,771.75 / £119,191.33 £112,645.63 / £88,059.82
2020 £275,046.82 / £225,376.53 £181,675.13 / £142,632.15 £123,434.44 / £106,555.89 £101,462.74 / £81,426.42
2019 £270,387.57 / £214,893.09 £178,693.04 / £135,835.69 £121,767.31 / £101,797.63 £102,710.03 / £79,594.51
2018 £265,761.39 / £209,632.06 £175,248.16 / £132,339.74 £119,870.54 / £99,508.35 £102,479.73 / £78,925.27
2017 £256,916.67 / £203,074.35 £168,827.79 / £127,867.64 £115,900.50 / £96,596.06 £100,988.94 / £78,068.29
2016 £245,337.83 / £193,239.17 £161,427.09 / £122,398.89 £111,423.90 / £93,088.08 £95,214.47 / £74,125.76
2015 £235,099.32 / £180,692.49 £154,628.72 / £114,761.73 £106,957.32 / £87,586.12 £91,640.12 / £70,091.07
2014 £227,217.91 / £179,208.78 £149,849.31 / £114,016.45 £104,263.56 / £87,656.09 £89,496.48 / £70,202.44
2013 £219,674.87 / £172,126.09 £144,132.71 / £109,254.98 £99,829.00 / £83,860.60 £86,773.13 / £67,753.39
2012 £220,953.22 / £171,307.91 £145,023.79 / £108,986.48 £100,654.75 / £83,954.11 £88,501.60 / £68,540.42
2011 £225,057.91 / £177,301.99 £145,776.31 / £111,724.01 £100,762.30 / £85,847.16 £89,982.81 / £71,128.07
2010 £226,153.20 / £182,101.22 £148,274.14 / £116,593.76 £103,350.41 / £90,327.93 £92,363.45 / £74,888.65
Number of Jobs (thousands)
107k vs 56k
Median Salary
£27,509 vs £27,545
Annual Percentage Change
11.7% vs 7.0%
Mean Salary
£31,182 vs £31,954

See how Wirral compares to other areas in North West

Industry Wirral Count St. Helens Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 75 80 -5 -6.45%
Production 560 340 +220 + 48.89%
Construction 1,200 725 +475 + 49.35%
Motor Trades 265 180 +85 + 38.2%
Wholesale 300 455 -155 -41.06%
Retail 935 455 +480 + 69.06%
Transport 425 410 +15 + 3.59%
Accommodation Food 675 350 +325 + 63.41%
Information Comms 435 180 +255 + 82.93%
Finance Insurance 150 65 +85 + 79.07%
Property 325 130 +195 + 85.71%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,365 580 +785 + 80.72%
Business Admin 720 405 +315 + 56%
Public Admin Defence 5 5 0 0%
Education 200 85 +115 + 80.7%
Health 500 205 +295 + 83.69%
Arts Entertainment 755 335 +420 + 77.06%