Merseyside drugs crime statistics

As of May 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 10 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 282% of the national crime rate. Drugs crime makes up 8.9% of all crimes reported in the county. Drugs crime totalled 13.6k representing an increase 7.9% year-over-year.

Merseyside drugs crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
10annual crime rate per 1k workday people3.5
282%ratio of national crime rate100%
8.9% share of all crimes3.5%
13.6kcrimes reported197k
7.9%annual change9.8%

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 061%26
CH41 11219%4370
CH41 2804%28113
CH41 3485%1736
CH41 4261%945
CH41 5282%1045
CH41 6690%24108
CH41 7181%620
CH41 8651%2379
CH41 9291%1037
CH42 0328%1227
CH42 1280%1030
CH42 2271%1019
CH42 3290%1020
CH42 4181%621
CH42 5289%1024
CH42 674%37
CH42 7210%713
CH42 845%23
CH42 9118%414
CH43 018%12
CH43 1161%614
CH43 261%26
CH43 371%38
CH43 4374%1333
CH43 573%36
CH43 6128%56
CH43 7188%734
CH43 895%34
CH43 962%212
CH44 0173%614
CH44 1210%716
CH44 2171%613
CH44 359%24
CH44 473%310
CH44 5134%517
CH44 6372%1337
CH44 7310%1132
CH44 8187%715
CH44 9284%1026
CH45 068%23
CH45 1145%511
CH45 2237%816
CH45 356%25
CH45 4109%414
CH45 583%310
CH45 774%38
CH45 8147%516
CH45 943%22
CH46 092%310
CH46 1141%513
CH46 2153%511
CH46 347%22
CH46 4107%41
CH46 5347%125
CH46 699%413
CH46 7118%410
CH46 8115%413
CH46 977%36
CH47 032%11
CH47 2132%59
CH47 330%12
CH47 426%11
CH47 8221%82
CH47 980%32
CH48 0121%46
CH48 146%22
CH48 262%22
CH48 365%23
CH48 527%12
CH48 634%12
CH48 739%11
CH48 923%11
CH49 083%36
CH49 119%11
CH49 334%13
CH49 462%28
CH49 5101%421
CH49 634%13
CH49 7103%49
CH49 896%37
CH49 9187%712
CH60 064%23
CH60 228%11
CH60 532%12
CH60 6139%55
CH60 752%23
CH60 827%11
CH61 0122%42
CH61 257%21
CH61 370%23
CH61 631%12
CH61 747%22
CH61 871%34
CH61 9112%46
CH62 0129%57
CH62 1450%1636
CH62 260%25
CH62 383%37
CH62 422%13
CH62 5159%615
CH62 669%26
CH62 760%215
CH62 832%14
CH62 992%38
CH63 226%13
CH63 313%02
CH63 585%39
CH63 750%26
CH63 875%36
CH63 926%14
CH64 314%01
CH64 7106%43
CH65 1489%172
L1 052156%184046
L1 12855%101430
L1 2593%2134
L1 3892%31136
L1 43997%141762
L1 51782%63246
L1 61699%60274
L1 71354%4846
L1 81913%67134
L1 9981%3578
L10 0633%2212
L10 1105%411
L10 263%23
L10 3271%109
L10 446%24
L10 7303%1116
L10 831%12
L10 9203%79
L11 0186%713
L11 1739%2670
L11 2368%1341
L11 3415%1544
L11 4408%1431
L11 5128%56
L11 6207%76
L11 7170%615
L11 8254%913
L11 9196%714
L12 073%315
L12 1169%66
L12 2104%46
L12 319%11
L12 4235%817
L12 5128%511
L12 6342%1216
L12 7146%510
L12 8125%410
L12 9102%412
L13 0218%813
L13 1198%716
L13 2577%2055
L13 3136%518
L13 4130%514
L13 5128%519
L13 6118%411
L13 7261%932
L13 8399%1438
L13 9336%1225
L14 0205%727
L14 1265%915
L14 2161%613
L14 3130%512
L14 4255%913
L14 576%39
L14 649%23
L14 7113%49
L14 8366%1324
L14 9261%928
L15 0437%1537
L15 1224%816
L15 2268%917
L15 377%310
L15 4133%521
L15 5156%610
L15 676%37
L15 743%23
L15 8215%822
L15 9254%910
L16 036%11
L16 137%11
L16 278%34
L16 3104%45
L16 531%11
L16 645%21
L16 721%11
L16 910%01
L17 063%26
L17 1443%1618
L17 2171%69
L17 3164%610
L17 4514%1821
L17 5556%2019
L17 697%38
L17 7120%413
L17 8368%1326
L17 973%34
L18 163%210
L18 259%23
L18 370%26
L18 458%23
L18 539%13
L18 681%36
L18 760%24
L18 855%26
L18 959%25
L19 0113%48
L19 140%12
L19 288%321
L19 375%34
L19 4167%613
L19 582%34
L19 6264%99
L19 740%11
L19 8394%1437
L19 946%24
L2 0318%1128
L2 21080%38125
L2 3590%2122
L2 4174%620
L2 51689%6089
L2 61103%3993
L2 7694%2459
L2 884%32
L2 9392%148
L20 0245%921
L20 11854%657
L20 2317%1129
L20 3319%1150
L20 4298%1184
L20 5514%1845
L20 6176%635
L20 7683%24127
L20 8527%1925
L20 9230%842
L21 0347%1240
L21 1138%515
L21 2124%44
L21 3470%178
L21 4247%911
L21 5179%67
L21 6829%2922
L21 7158%615
L21 8489%1752
L21 9158%619
L22 0140%58
L22 1236%88
L22 254%22
L22 3126%48
L22 481%34
L22 5181%612
L22 635%11
L22 776%32
L22 8363%1310
L22 951%22
L23 042%16
L23 1200%711
L23 279%310
L23 363%24
L23 4110%44
L23 591%37
L23 6138%512
L23 738%13
L23 8171%611
L23 966%29
L24 0248%915
L24 1131%533
L24 2155%521
L24 3107%422
L24 6302%1110
L24 7424%1515
L24 9106%46
L25 084%314
L25 151%23
L25 2372%1349
L25 3132%510
L25 467%24
L25 5162%617
L25 627%12
L25 791%312
L25 883%37
L25 959%27
L26 0280%1017
L26 1327%1227
L26 2855%306
L26 3344%123
L26 6102%43
L26 748%24
L26 9131%525
L27 1195%79
L27 4182%62
L27 5157%64
L27 6179%65
L27 7197%79
L27 882%32
L28 0512%1812
L28 1519%1828
L28 3578%203
L28 4384%1411
L28 5803%2819
L28 6543%196
L28 7769%2713
L28 881%31
L29 13543%1255
L3 0106%42
L3 1308%1144
L3 2252%944
L3 32826%100137
L3 4251%976
L3 5375%1393
L3 61331%47198
L3 71089%3825
L3 82341%83297
L3 9116%442
L30 0251%914
L30 1109%421
L30 2363%1332
L30 3423%1525
L30 5415%1535
L30 6172%64
L30 7639%2352
L30 886%34
L30 952%23
L31 080%35
L31 1145%522
L31 266%26
L31 3158%69
L31 536%13
L31 683%37
L31 721%12
L31 822%12
L31 938%14
L32 0492%1744
L32 1107%44
L32 2149%58
L32 3425%1514
L32 4272%1013
L32 51449%5134
L32 6102%413
L32 7211%718
L32 8465%1651
L32 9263%923
L33 0592%2127
L33 1210%725
L33 2283%108
L33 5177%618
L33 6253%922
L33 7263%914
L33 8427%1513
L33 9234%818
L34 052%26
L34 1205%723
L34 266%26
L34 3331%1210
L34 4209%74
L34 5909%3282
L34 6587%2133
L34 8166%66
L35 036%13
L35 158%24
L35 2222%833
L35 3265%959
L35 4101%48
L35 5398%1449
L35 6239%812
L35 7107%47
L35 823%14
L35 976%33
L36 0244%935
L36 1276%1020
L36 2315%1143
L36 3489%1765
L36 4115%417
L36 5133%520
L36 6441%1649
L36 7477%1764
L36 8364%1348
L36 9214%824
L37 180%36
L37 254%27
L37 364%29
L37 4101%411
L37 657%25
L37 759%26
L37 858%23
L38 1324%112
L38 6258%92
L38 9125%43
L4 0692%2468
L4 1692%2455
L4 2663%23102
L4 3564%2066
L4 4980%35138
L4 5671%24110
L4 6305%1126
L4 7226%820
L4 8416%1533
L4 9232%837
L5 0388%1421
L5 1297%106
L5 21001%3543
L5 3647%2337
L5 4353%1217
L5 5681%2439
L5 6711%2553
L5 7491%1727
L5 8501%1829
L5 9306%1132
L6 01024%3673
L6 1773%2768
L6 2562%2042
L6 31067%3861
L6 4573%2073
L6 5384%1437
L6 6618%2253
L6 72672%9474
L6 8956%3442
L6 9898%3243
L7 0739%26124
L7 1177%65
L7 2881%3153
L7 3261%931
L7 4324%115
L7 51202%4231
L7 6380%1324
L7 7178%625
L7 8144%546
L7 9512%1830
L8 0479%1797
L8 11058%3752
L8 2232%816
L8 3492%1745
L8 4388%1443
L8 5728%2642
L8 6288%1033
L8 7531%1995
L8 8469%1762
L8 9155%512
L9 0203%726
L9 1332%1277
L9 2261%921
L9 385%310
L9 4434%1519
L9 5209%75
L9 6371%1349
L9 7100%415
L9 884%311
L9 981%319
PR8 1503%18129
PR8 283%324
PR8 370%223
PR8 446%214
PR8 690%340
PR9 0512%18192
PR9 7107%435
PR9 984%335
WA10 1515%18143
WA10 2533%19133
WA10 3224%880
WA10 4265%954
WA10 559%29
WA10 6177%636
WA11 0115%454
WA11 7338%1270
WA11 837%17
WA11 9113%446
WA12 080%313
WA12 8251%948
WA12 9183%659
WA8 381%314
WA8 4259%942
WA8 5196%713
WA9 1646%23170
WA9 2434%1582
WA9 3330%12130
WA9 4203%778
WA9 5281%10117
WN4 024%16
WN5 744%212

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 13.6k representing an increase 7.9% 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.

+7.9% annual change, crime is increasing

13.6k 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 April 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
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 →
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