Merseyside drugs crime statistics

As of August 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 9.7 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 282% of the national crime rate. Drugs crime makes up 8.6% of all crimes reported in the county. Drugs crime totalled 13.2k representing an increase 1.4% year-over-year.

Merseyside drugs crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
9.7annual crime rate per 1k workday people3.4
282%ratio of national crime rate100%
8.6% share of all crimes3.4%
13.2kcrimes reported191k
1.4%annual change0.5%

Merseyside drugs crime rate comparison map

Merseyside drugs crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
CH41 095%39
CH41 11186%4166
CH41 2844%29115
CH41 3417%1430
CH41 4281%1047
CH41 5310%1148
CH41 6659%23100
CH41 7159%517
CH41 8858%29101
CH41 9236%829
CH42 0314%1125
CH42 1308%1132
CH42 2250%917
CH42 3284%1019
CH42 4249%928
CH42 5261%921
CH42 676%37
CH42 7200%712
CH42 862%24
CH42 9104%412
CH43 09%01
CH43 1177%615
CH43 283%38
CH43 364%27
CH43 4385%1333
CH43 575%36
CH43 6132%56
CH43 7154%527
CH43 8123%45
CH43 948%29
CH44 0229%818
CH44 1217%716
CH44 2108%48
CH44 346%23
CH44 4105%414
CH44 5155%519
CH44 6363%1235
CH44 7320%1132
CH44 8167%613
CH44 9350%1231
CH45 094%34
CH45 1136%510
CH45 2230%815
CH45 323%12
CH45 4113%414
CH45 595%311
CH45 786%39
CH45 8142%515
CH45 922%11
CH46 076%38
CH46 1123%411
CH46 2129%49
CH46 324%11
CH46 4220%82
CH46 5215%73
CH46 663%28
CH46 7122%410
CH46 8156%517
CH46 993%37
CH47 033%11
CH47 2106%47
CH47 316%11
CH47 427%11
CH47 8228%82
CH47 941%11
CH48 0125%46
CH48 171%23
CH48 297%33
CH48 389%34
CH48 527%12
CH48 618%11
CH48 740%11
CH48 924%11
CH49 086%36
CH49 119%11
CH49 312%01
CH49 464%28
CH49 594%319
CH49 623%12
CH49 783%37
CH49 885%36
CH49 9209%713
CH60 066%23
CH60 229%11
CH60 533%12
CH60 6172%66
CH60 754%23
CH61 0126%42
CH61 259%21
CH61 372%23
CH61 649%23
CH61 724%11
CH61 837%12
CH61 958%23
CH62 095%35
CH62 1412%1432
CH62 262%25
CH62 374%36
CH62 430%14
CH62 5142%513
CH62 647%24
CH62 754%213
CH62 850%26
CH62 983%37
CH63 236%14
CH63 320%13
CH63 578%38
CH63 752%26
CH63 877%36
CH63 934%15
CH64 737%11
CH65 1252%91
L1 063174%216054
L1 13110%106454
L1 2540%1830
L1 3785%27116
L1 43989%136737
L1 51988%68266
L1 61555%53243
L1 7607%2120
L1 81708%58116
L1 91077%3783
L10 0327%116
L10 189%39
L10 244%12
L10 3249%98
L10 448%24
L10 633%11
L10 7312%1116
L10 816%11
L10 9233%810
L11 0177%612
L11 1643%2259
L11 2379%1341
L11 3419%1443
L11 4380%1328
L11 5132%56
L11 6143%54
L11 7223%819
L11 8302%1015
L11 9232%816
L12 095%319
L12 158%22
L12 236%12
L12 320%11
L12 4185%613
L12 584%37
L12 6374%1317
L12 7105%47
L12 877%36
L12 979%39
L13 0259%915
L13 1204%716
L13 2595%2055
L13 3163%621
L13 4144%515
L13 5146%521
L13 6122%411
L13 7261%931
L13 8369%1334
L13 9250%918
L14 0243%831
L14 1255%914
L14 2154%512
L14 3135%512
L14 4385%1319
L14 561%27
L14 667%24
L14 7142%511
L14 8362%1223
L14 9289%1030
L15 0378%1331
L15 1159%511
L15 2261%916
L15 371%29
L15 4130%420
L15 5113%47
L15 656%25
L15 760%24
L15 8212%721
L15 9183%67
L16 037%11
L16 177%32
L16 281%34
L16 343%12
L16 646%21
L16 721%11
L16 911%01
L17 097%39
L17 1355%1214
L17 2118%46
L17 3203%712
L17 4479%1619
L17 5573%2019
L17 6100%38
L17 7123%413
L17 8380%1326
L17 994%35
L18 145%27
L18 282%34
L18 397%38
L18 440%12
L18 527%12
L18 642%13
L18 778%35
L18 885%39
L18 974%36
L19 0102%37
L19 182%34
L19 287%320
L19 3116%46
L19 4146%511
L19 585%34
L19 6303%1010
L19 742%11
L19 8407%1437
L19 948%24
L2 0351%1230
L2 21115%38125
L2 3443%1516
L2 4188%621
L2 51527%5278
L2 61212%4199
L2 7692%2457
L2 887%32
L2 9405%148
L20 0301%1025
L20 11640%566
L20 2316%1128
L20 3349%1253
L20 4267%973
L20 5436%1537
L20 6140%527
L20 7632%22114
L20 8588%2027
L20 9226%840
L21 0394%1344
L21 1143%515
L21 2160%55
L21 3364%126
L21 4209%79
L21 5184%67
L21 6622%2116
L21 7120%411
L21 8446%1546
L21 9189%622
L22 0163%69
L22 1457%1615
L22 256%22
L22 3147%59
L22 4147%57
L22 5109%47
L22 636%11
L22 778%32
L22 8487%1713
L22 9105%44
L23 051%27
L23 1169%69
L23 282%310
L23 316%11
L23 4113%44
L23 5121%49
L23 6155%513
L23 726%12
L23 896%36
L23 968%29
L24 0239%814
L24 1114%428
L24 2152%520
L24 390%318
L24 6343%1211
L24 7350%1212
L24 973%24
L25 074%312
L25 152%23
L25 2384%1349
L25 3122%49
L25 452%23
L25 5137%514
L25 627%12
L25 786%311
L25 861%25
L25 995%311
L26 0255%915
L26 1288%1023
L26 2735%255
L26 3355%123
L26 6141%54
L26 774%36
L26 9151%528
L27 1112%45
L27 4282%103
L27 5203%75
L27 6259%97
L27 7158%57
L27 885%32
L28 0572%2013
L28 1593%2031
L28 3597%203
L28 4504%1714
L28 5654%2215
L28 6561%196
L28 7794%2713
L28 884%31
L29 13656%1255
L29 5650%221
L3 0109%42
L3 1361%1250
L3 2301%1051
L3 33278%112154
L3 4280%1082
L3 5391%1394
L3 61276%44184
L3 71617%5536
L3 82058%70253
L3 9114%440
L30 0388%1321
L30 196%318
L30 2386%1333
L30 3437%1525
L30 5429%1535
L30 6133%53
L30 7634%2250
L30 888%34
L30 972%24
L31 049%23
L31 1150%522
L31 256%25
L31 3145%58
L31 415%11
L31 550%24
L31 6110%49
L31 721%12
L31 834%13
L31 949%25
L32 0369%1332
L32 183%33
L32 2173%69
L32 3282%109
L32 4302%1014
L32 51231%4228
L32 6122%415
L32 7254%921
L32 8377%1340
L32 9307%1026
L33 0498%1722
L33 1199%723
L33 2182%65
L33 5142%514
L33 6238%820
L33 7213%711
L33 8373%1311
L33 9281%1021
L34 027%13
L34 1303%1033
L34 280%37
L34 3239%87
L34 4162%63
L34 5927%3281
L34 6587%2032
L34 8143%55
L35 025%12
L35 130%12
L35 2215%731
L35 3306%1066
L35 4104%48
L35 5478%1657
L35 6247%812
L35 795%36
L35 836%16
L35 9158%56
L36 0266%937
L36 1271%919
L36 2363%1248
L36 3466%1660
L36 4140%520
L36 5151%522
L36 6567%1961
L36 7477%1662
L36 8383%1349
L36 9230%825
L37 155%24
L37 248%26
L37 373%210
L37 4123%413
L37 659%25
L37 761%26
L37 840%12
L38 6133%51
L38 986%32
L4 0619%2159
L4 1675%2352
L4 2597%2089
L4 3573%2065
L4 4835%29114
L4 5654%22104
L4 6242%820
L4 7210%718
L4 8378%1329
L4 9207%732
L5 0267%914
L5 1256%95
L5 2888%3037
L5 3559%1931
L5 4279%1013
L5 5541%1830
L5 6484%1735
L5 7450%1524
L5 8446%1525
L5 9336%1134
L6 0955%3366
L6 1727%2562
L6 2552%1940
L6 31155%3964
L6 4591%2073
L6 5311%1129
L6 6554%1946
L6 72459%8466
L6 8799%2734
L6 9668%2331
L7 0756%26123
L7 1110%43
L7 2892%3052
L7 3260%930
L7 4268%94
L7 51120%3828
L7 6474%1629
L7 7169%623
L7 8190%759
L7 9387%1322
L8 0652%22128
L8 11197%4157
L8 2314%1121
L8 3576%2051
L8 4568%1961
L8 5947%3253
L8 6424%1447
L8 7628%21109
L8 8625%2180
L8 9321%1124
L9 0209%726
L9 1338%1276
L9 2243%819
L9 388%310
L9 4424%1418
L9 5216%75
L9 6382%1349
L9 783%312
L9 894%312
L9 980%318
PR8 1503%17125
PR8 271%220
PR8 369%222
PR8 461%218
PR8 697%342
PR9 0478%16174
PR9 794%330
PR9 974%330
WA10 1513%18138
WA10 2463%16112
WA10 3196%768
WA10 4238%847
WA10 554%28
WA10 6172%634
WA11 0117%453
WA11 7324%1165
WA11 828%15
WA11 9112%444
WA12 044%27
WA12 8248%846
WA12 9183%657
WA8 372%212
WA8 4274%943
WA8 5280%1018
WA9 1572%20146
WA9 2448%1582
WA9 3349%12133
WA9 4231%886
WA9 5313%11126
WN4 037%19
WN5 737%110

Merseyside drugs crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 1. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside drugs crime rate rank

Merseyside drugs crime rate compared to other counties

Drugs crime totalled 13.2k representing an increase 1.4% 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 August 2025 - July 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.

+1.4% annual change, crime is increasing

13.2k crimes reported

Merseyside drugs crime rate compared to other countiesCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Merseyside drugs crime volume

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

Merseyside drugs crime volume

Merseyside drugs crime rate

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

Merseyside drugs crime rate

Merseyside drugs 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 drugs crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for Merseyside county
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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 →
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