Merseyside violent crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 44.2 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 124% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 39.7% of all crimes reported in the county. Violent crime totalled 60.4k representing an increase 1.5% year-over-year.

Merseyside violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
44.2annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
124%percentage of national crime rate100%
39.7% share of all crimes35.4%
60.4kcrimes reported2.0M
1.5%annual change0.5%

Merseyside violent crime rate comparison map

Merseyside violent crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
CH41 0129%46128
CH41 1201%72117
CH41 2245%87348
CH41 3149%53112
CH41 4158%56275
CH41 557%2092
CH41 6232%83368
CH41 7150%53167
CH41 8181%65222
CH41 9151%54194
CH42 0174%62145
CH42 1210%75228
CH42 2199%71141
CH42 3163%58114
CH42 4158%57186
CH42 5175%63147
CH42 6151%54145
CH42 7187%67117
CH42 8100%3667
CH42 9113%40136
CH43 056%2063
CH43 1116%41102
CH43 255%2055
CH43 375%2786
CH43 4191%68171
CH43 585%3071
CH43 667%2432
CH43 7148%53271
CH43 861%2226
CH43 9118%42233
CH44 0208%74170
CH44 1126%4597
CH44 2121%4393
CH44 344%1630
CH44 4134%48187
CH44 5156%56200
CH44 6219%78220
CH44 7152%54159
CH44 8179%64145
CH44 9269%96249
CH45 0112%4050
CH45 1133%47102
CH45 2254%91173
CH45 367%2460
CH45 4113%40146
CH45 586%31104
CH45 684%3046
CH45 793%33102
CH45 872%2679
CH45 982%2939
CH46 077%2785
CH46 1130%46121
CH46 2154%55112
CH46 387%3137
CH46 495%349
CH46 548%177
CH46 682%29108
CH46 7115%4198
CH46 8111%39126
CH46 979%2862
CH47 016%65
CH47 132%118
CH47 297%3567
CH47 351%1834
CH47 442%1516
CH47 527%108
CH47 638%149
CH47 757%2015
CH47 855%205
CH47 928%107
CH48 050%1825
CH48 141%1518
CH48 29%33
CH48 326%912
CH48 459%2136
CH48 574%2656
CH48 686%3151
CH48 777%2820
CH48 818%66
CH48 942%1518
CH49 0107%3878
CH49 133%1218
CH49 264%2355
CH49 338%1334
CH49 469%2590
CH49 592%33194
CH49 664%2358
CH49 7103%3791
CH49 8132%4798
CH49 9157%56102
CH60 071%2534
CH60 148%1724
CH60 214%55
CH60 329%109
CH60 411%44
CH60 535%1322
CH60 644%1616
CH60 762%2236
CH60 860%2223
CH60 945%1615
CH61 042%157
CH61 119%78
CH61 240%147
CH61 325%911
CH61 444%1626
CH61 599%3554
CH61 651%1833
CH61 758%2125
CH61 886%3149
CH61 952%1828
CH62 066%2336
CH62 1190%68154
CH62 273%2662
CH62 369%2559
CH62 450%1870
CH62 5119%43114
CH62 644%1639
CH62 753%19134
CH62 865%2381
CH62 9104%3791
CH63 030%1131
CH63 140%148
CH63 260%2169
CH63 351%1881
CH63 4306%109176
CH63 556%2060
CH63 657%207
CH63 786%31104
CH63 8129%46105
CH63 926%940
CH64 130%1112
CH64 392%3367
CH64 639%1430
CH64 749%1714
CH65 1145%526
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L1 1480%171731
L1 2129%4675
L1 384%30129
L1 4595%2121147
L1 5139%50194
L1 6293%105478
L1 790%3231
L1 8134%4895
L1 9173%62139
L10 0183%6535
L10 1106%38112
L10 244%1621
L10 386%3129
L10 471%2562
L10 670%2522
L10 7189%67101
L10 850%1833
L10 9118%4253
L11 0100%3671
L11 1272%97261
L11 2206%73232
L11 3198%71212
L11 4169%60130
L11 593%3344
L11 685%3025
L11 7109%3997
L11 8106%3855
L11 9182%65131
L12 075%27156
L12 175%2727
L12 277%2845
L12 336%1319
L12 4178%63130
L12 574%2664
L12 6169%6080
L12 7105%3773
L12 874%2660
L12 988%31105
L13 0121%4373
L13 1125%44102
L13 2144%51139
L13 3121%43162
L13 4120%43130
L13 5124%44187
L13 6108%39102
L13 7178%64221
L13 8216%77208
L13 998%3574
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L14 1152%5487
L14 2131%47107
L14 371%2566
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L14 8187%67124
L14 9167%60181
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L15 1199%71144
L15 291%3258
L15 364%2385
L15 4116%41186
L15 565%2342
L15 672%2667
L15 780%2956
L15 8154%55159
L15 973%2629
L16 028%108
L16 129%118
L16 277%2840
L16 351%1825
L16 434%128
L16 550%1816
L16 688%3120
L16 765%2332
L16 874%2721
L16 913%513
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L17 1136%4956
L17 288%3147
L17 3334%119206
L17 4283%101117
L17 581%2928
L17 663%2353
L17 762%2268
L17 8210%75150
L17 985%3047
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L18 161%2299
L18 247%1724
L18 344%1638
L18 439%1420
L18 593%3372
L18 643%1532
L18 745%1630
L18 8168%60185
L18 969%2559
L19 057%2041
L19 189%3245
L19 292%33221
L19 367%2436
L19 4136%49107
L19 5169%6083
L19 6206%7471
L19 78%32
L19 8143%51136
L19 963%2255
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L2 2103%37121
L2 356%2021
L2 426%930
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L2 6352%126300
L2 7124%44107
L2 8104%3725
L2 9145%5230
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L20 1131%475
L20 2225%80208
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L20 8110%3953
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L21 566%2326
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L21 7201%72193
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L21 996%34117
L22 0106%3861
L22 191%3231
L22 256%2021
L22 353%1934
L22 4129%4664
L22 5153%55103
L22 6112%4032
L22 749%1713
L22 8205%7357
L22 965%2326
L23 053%1976
L23 1171%6195
L23 287%31111
L23 356%2036
L23 460%2122
L23 5107%3883
L23 656%2049
L23 761%2248
L23 831%1120
L23 9126%45174
L24 0173%62106
L24 149%18126
L24 2124%44170
L24 351%18106
L24 6152%5451
L24 7201%7272
L24 978%2845
L25 052%1988
L25 187%3152
L25 2169%60225
L25 398%3575
L25 468%2441
L25 5119%43127
L25 649%1737
L25 791%32121
L25 872%2662
L25 995%34114
L26 0150%5492
L26 1137%49114
L26 2394%14128
L26 391%328
L26 5200%712
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L26 752%1844
L26 976%27146
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L27 4252%9028
L27 593%3324
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L27 8186%6646
L28 0160%5738
L28 1161%5888
L28 3229%8212
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L28 8145%5218
L29 1210%753
L29 562%221
L29 633%122
L29 712%42
L29 9150%549
L3 037%137
L3 138%1455
L3 245%1680
L3 3438%156215
L3 442%15128
L3 593%33234
L3 6118%42177
L3 7357%12783
L3 8168%60216
L3 928%10104
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L30 397%3558
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L30 973%2642
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L31 455%2037
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L33 298%3528
L33 348%1712
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L34 265%2359
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L34 78%31
L34 83%11
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L36 967%2476
L37 047%176
L37 133%1225
L37 261%2279
L37 366%2495
L37 455%1960
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L37 731%1132
L37 848%1725
L38 036%135
L38 196%346
L38 328%103
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L5 4101%3649
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L5 7106%3859
L5 8159%5793
L5 9129%46136
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L6 1191%68170
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L6 3294%105170
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L6 7671%239188
L6 8236%84105
L6 9186%6690
L7 0237%85403
L7 1136%4939
L7 2212%76129
L7 3121%43146
L7 4333%11952
L7 5280%10073
L7 6114%4173
L7 746%1766
L7 888%31284
L7 9123%4473
L8 0222%79455
L8 1209%75104
L8 2170%61119
L8 3213%76197
L8 4111%39124
L8 5178%64104
L8 6108%39125
L8 7125%45227
L8 8161%57215
L8 9212%76166
L9 0103%37133
L9 1313%112734
L9 291%3274
L9 3154%55183
L9 4271%97120
L9 5199%7148
L9 6157%56210
L9 7245%87371
L9 8105%38140
L9 965%23153
PR8 1176%63458
PR8 248%17142
PR8 3104%37344
PR8 478%28239
PR8 6103%37464
PR9 0164%59623
PR9 785%30283
PR9 982%29345
WA10 1190%68534
WA10 2197%70496
WA10 3110%39400
WA10 4161%57332
WA10 573%26114
WA10 6127%45261
WA11 098%35465
WA11 7138%49290
WA11 844%1683
WA11 990%32368
WA12 094%34155
WA12 8212%76410
WA12 9120%43391
WA8 372%26126
WA8 4180%64295
WA8 5101%3668
WA9 1216%77576
WA9 2229%82437
WA9 3158%56628
WA9 4119%42462
WA9 5143%51602
WN4 032%1181
WN5 738%14106

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 7. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Merseyside violent crime rate compared to other counties

Violent crime totalled 60.4k representing an increase 1.5% 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 October 2025 - September 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.

+1.5% annual change, crime is increasing

60.4k crimes reported

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

Merseyside violent crime volume

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

Merseyside violent crime volume

Merseyside violent crime rate

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

Merseyside violent crime rate

Merseyside violent 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 violent crime seasonality

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