| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Ranking (52 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 39.9% | 4. highest | 135% | 65.3k | -12.0% |
| Public order crime → | 11.9% | 2. highest | 182% | 19.4k | -28.7% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 9.5% | 17. lowest | 72% | 15.6k | -2.3% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.3% | 11. highest | 125% | 13.6k | -14.3% |
| Drugs crime → | 6.9% | 1. highest | 301% | 11.3k | -8.0% |
| Other theft crime → | 5.9% | 21. highest | 89% | 9.7k | -8.2% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 5.1% | 15. lowest | 85% | 8.4k | 13.9% |
| Vehicle crime → | 4.0% | 26. lowest | 76% | 6.5k | -11.2% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.2% | 23. highest | 90% | 5.3k | -11.5% |
| Other crime → | 1.9% | 14. highest | 122% | 3.0k | -12.6% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 1.1% | 6. highest | 65% | 1.7k | -28.3% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.8% | 24. highest | 104% | 1.3k | 0.8% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.8% | 24. highest | 83% | 1.3k | -26.1% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.7% | 12. highest | 69% | 1.2k | -2.9% |
| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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The category of "drugs crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Drugs crime" rate is at 301% of national crime rate which puts Merseyside on 1. position out of 52 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Drugs crime" makes up 6.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "drugs crime" is 11.3k cases and has decreased by 8% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.
This map compares crime rate in Merseyside county to the national crime rate.
This graph compares crime rate in Merseyside county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
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