Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of May 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 9.2 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 127% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 8.2% of all crimes reported in the county. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 12.6k representing an increase 0.8% year-over-year.

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
9.2annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.2
127%ratio of national crime rate100%
8.2% share of all crimes7.2%
12.6kcrimes reported405k
0.8%annual change-4.1%

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
CH41 0144%1029
CH41 1221%1626
CH41 2281%2081
CH41 3184%1328
CH41 4223%1679
CH41 582%627
CH41 6286%2192
CH41 7181%1341
CH41 8249%1862
CH41 9130%934
CH42 0213%1536
CH42 1304%2267
CH42 2209%1530
CH42 3155%1122
CH42 4138%1033
CH42 5135%1023
CH42 6129%925
CH42 7134%1017
CH42 866%59
CH42 9143%1035
CH43 030%27
CH43 1112%820
CH43 264%513
CH43 373%517
CH43 4204%1537
CH43 5154%1126
CH43 673%57
CH43 7194%1472
CH43 823%22
CH43 9150%1160
CH44 0301%2250
CH44 1109%817
CH44 2185%1329
CH44 3101%714
CH44 4180%1351
CH44 5162%1242
CH44 6245%1850
CH44 7245%1852
CH44 8195%1432
CH44 9202%1538
CH45 066%56
CH45 1122%919
CH45 2210%1529
CH45 360%411
CH45 4125%933
CH45 597%724
CH45 627%23
CH45 772%516
CH45 890%620
CH45 952%45
CH46 045%310
CH46 1159%1130
CH46 2122%918
CH46 346%34
CH46 4104%82
CH46 5102%73
CH46 656%415
CH46 7133%1023
CH46 8112%826
CH46 9150%1124
CH47 016%11
CH47 119%11
CH47 279%611
CH47 359%48
CH47 413%11
CH47 738%32
CH47 919%11
CH48 039%34
CH48 111%11
CH48 215%11
CH48 321%22
CH48 496%712
CH48 584%613
CH48 667%58
CH48 795%75
CH48 829%22
CH48 934%23
CH49 088%613
CH49 127%23
CH49 251%49
CH49 382%615
CH49 453%414
CH49 596%741
CH49 671%513
CH49 7156%1128
CH49 8166%1225
CH49 9182%1324
CH60 021%12
CH60 213%11
CH60 380%65
CH60 413%11
CH60 595%712
CH60 654%44
CH60 7110%813
CH60 878%66
CH60 930%22
CH61 0119%94
CH61 112%11
CH61 345%34
CH61 4108%813
CH61 590%710
CH61 646%36
CH61 723%22
CH61 878%69
CH61 927%23
CH62 045%35
CH62 1268%1944
CH62 264%511
CH62 393%716
CH62 491%726
CH62 5216%1642
CH62 633%26
CH62 757%429
CH62 851%413
CH62 9112%820
CH63 024%25
CH63 149%42
CH63 226%26
CH63 343%314
CH63 4103%712
CH63 565%514
CH63 680%62
CH63 769%517
CH63 8140%1023
CH63 96%02
CH64 125%22
CH64 388%613
CH64 639%36
CH64 7155%119
CH65 1714%526
L1 07732%56014
L1 1330%24102
L1 2119%914
L1 342%313
L1 4176%1369
L1 5145%1041
L1 6181%1360
L1 757%44
L1 8188%1427
L1 9178%1329
L10 077%63
L10 170%515
L10 221%12
L10 388%66
L10 468%512
L10 6126%98
L10 7157%1117
L10 815%12
L10 9209%1519
L11 083%612
L11 1401%2978
L11 2214%1649
L11 3225%1649
L11 4186%1329
L11 552%45
L11 667%54
L11 7100%718
L11 857%46
L11 9130%919
L12 095%740
L12 1137%1010
L12 251%46
L12 383%69
L12 4175%1326
L12 5142%1025
L12 6104%810
L12 7113%816
L12 8140%1023
L12 966%516
L13 090%711
L13 1144%1024
L13 2158%1131
L13 370%519
L13 4123%927
L13 5105%832
L13 694%718
L13 7111%828
L13 8123%924
L13 985%613
L14 0104%828
L14 186%610
L14 291%715
L14 3169%1232
L14 4191%1420
L14 566%516
L14 655%47
L14 7189%1431
L14 8193%1426
L14 982%618
L15 0173%1230
L15 1211%1531
L15 2131%917
L15 349%413
L15 489%629
L15 515%12
L15 637%37
L15 770%510
L15 8181%1338
L15 974%56
L16 017%11
L16 173%54
L16 286%69
L16 3111%811
L16 5122%98
L16 665%53
L16 720%12
L16 8122%97
L16 925%25
L17 092%718
L17 1144%1012
L17 2148%1116
L17 3216%1627
L17 4298%2225
L17 5128%99
L17 6100%717
L17 745%310
L17 8559%4181
L17 953%46
L18 047%33
L18 1110%836
L18 248%35
L18 346%38
L18 428%23
L18 5177%1328
L18 692%714
L18 766%59
L18 898%722
L18 993%716
L19 0124%918
L19 149%45
L19 2129%963
L19 346%35
L19 4182%1329
L19 5191%1419
L19 6258%1918
L19 739%32
L19 8327%2463
L19 945%38
L2 033%26
L2 2101%724
L2 3105%88
L2 421%25
L2 565%57
L2 6121%921
L2 786%615
L2 862%43
L2 972%53
L20 0102%718
L20 1387%283
L20 2218%1641
L20 3146%1147
L20 4240%17139
L20 5211%1538
L20 6120%949
L20 776%629
L20 8216%1621
L20 972%527
L21 0220%1652
L21 1207%1546
L21 2227%1615
L21 3258%199
L21 4131%1012
L21 5162%1213
L21 6514%3728
L21 7200%1439
L21 8211%1546
L21 997%724
L22 068%58
L22 172%55
L22 293%77
L22 362%48
L22 479%68
L22 5103%714
L22 6138%108
L22 737%32
L22 853%43
L22 9112%89
L23 086%625
L23 1124%914
L23 296%725
L23 3108%814
L23 453%44
L23 551%48
L23 651%49
L23 712%12
L23 861%48
L23 9139%1039
L24 0354%2644
L24 1131%968
L24 2234%1765
L24 3118%950
L24 6368%2725
L24 7234%1717
L24 9120%914
L25 079%627
L25 1107%813
L25 2248%1867
L25 377%612
L25 416%12
L25 5199%1443
L25 684%613
L25 7103%728
L25 8104%818
L25 974%518
L26 0265%1933
L26 1171%1229
L26 2763%5511
L26 3168%123
L26 6133%108
L26 764%511
L26 9133%1052
L27 1116%811
L27 444%31
L27 577%64
L27 6192%1411
L27 7170%1216
L27 8120%96
L28 062%53
L28 1208%1523
L28 3188%142
L28 485%65
L28 5247%1812
L28 6132%103
L28 7375%2713
L28 8119%93
L29 1345%251
L29 7185%136
L29 8276%201
L29 9247%183
L3 052%42
L3 141%312
L3 298%735
L3 3492%3649
L3 450%431
L3 567%534
L3 6196%1460
L3 7827%6039
L3 8131%934
L3 952%439
L30 0323%2337
L30 193%737
L30 2105%819
L30 3124%915
L30 4172%122
L30 5225%1639
L30 684%64
L30 7150%1125
L30 831%23
L30 985%610
L31 0109%814
L31 1174%1354
L31 275%514
L31 386%610
L31 422%23
L31 588%615
L31 652%49
L31 735%37
L31 832%26
L31 946%310
L32 0294%2154
L32 1117%89
L32 2127%914
L32 359%44
L32 4183%1318
L32 5249%1812
L32 654%414
L32 7166%1229
L32 8422%3195
L32 9117%821
L33 0278%2026
L33 1270%2066
L33 269%54
L33 379%64
L33 543%39
L33 695%717
L33 7119%913
L33 8256%1916
L33 9297%2247
L34 089%621
L34 1156%1136
L34 254%410
L34 3161%1210
L34 476%63
L34 5178%1333
L34 6191%1422
L34 741%31
L34 921%22
L35 065%511
L35 171%510
L35 262%519
L35 3145%1066
L35 4129%921
L35 5233%1759
L35 639%34
L35 745%36
L35 840%314
L35 9112%89
L36 0119%935
L36 1141%1021
L36 2232%1765
L36 3268%1973
L36 463%519
L36 587%627
L36 6215%1649
L36 7142%1039
L36 8166%1245
L36 9122%928
L37 078%62
L37 159%49
L37 280%621
L37 334%210
L37 481%618
L37 661%411
L37 738%38
L37 828%23
L38 0212%156
L38 3274%206
L38 9244%1812
L4 0272%2055
L4 1159%1226
L4 2272%2086
L4 3179%1343
L4 4346%25100
L4 5270%2091
L4 6143%1025
L4 7105%819
L4 8105%817
L4 9208%1568
L5 0153%1117
L5 1290%2112
L5 2227%1620
L5 3247%1829
L5 491%79
L5 5493%3658
L5 6288%2144
L5 7239%1727
L5 8303%2236
L5 9103%722
L6 0171%1225
L6 1177%1332
L6 2169%1226
L6 3221%1626
L6 4210%1555
L6 5137%1027
L6 6261%1946
L6 7563%4132
L6 8155%1114
L6 9214%1521
L7 0180%1362
L7 169%54
L7 2194%1424
L7 3123%930
L7 4190%146
L7 5246%1813
L7 6139%1018
L7 728%28
L7 852%434
L7 9108%813
L8 0183%1376
L8 1218%1622
L8 2204%1529
L8 3203%1538
L8 4145%1033
L8 5194%1423
L8 6158%1137
L8 7133%1049
L8 8192%1452
L8 9271%2043
L9 0137%1036
L9 1248%18118
L9 2115%819
L9 3112%827
L9 4222%1620
L9 5286%2114
L9 6228%1762
L9 7107%833
L9 8100%727
L9 971%534
PR8 1158%1183
PR8 232%219
PR8 375%550
PR8 448%330
PR8 676%670
PR9 0119%992
PR9 755%437
PR9 983%671
WA10 1209%15119
WA10 2182%1393
WA10 3110%881
WA10 4129%954
WA10 567%521
WA10 6136%1057
WA11 087%684
WA11 7139%1059
WA11 829%211
WA11 9106%888
WA12 081%627
WA12 8153%1160
WA12 9139%1092
WA8 368%524
WA8 4102%734
WA8 581%611
WA9 1263%19142
WA9 2307%22119
WA9 3171%12138
WA9 4106%884
WA9 5131%10112
WN4 039%320
WN5 737%321

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 9. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other counties

Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 12.6k representing an increase 0.8% year-over-year. In the graph below, county are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the county crime rate between May 2025 - April 2026 to the county crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the county.

+0.8% annual change, crime is increasing

12.6k crimes reported

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other countiesCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to April 2026.

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime volume

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for Merseyside county
Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
Violent crime →

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