Merseyside violent crime statistics

As of June 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 44.1 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 60.3k representing an increase 2.7% year-over-year.

Merseyside violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
44.1annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
124%ratio of national crime rate100%
39.7% share of all crimes35.4%
60.3kcrimes reported2.0M
2.7%annual change1.8%

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 0150%53148
CH41 1169%6098
CH41 2242%86344
CH41 3179%64134
CH41 4157%56274
CH41 555%1988
CH41 6215%77340
CH41 7133%47148
CH41 8194%69238
CH41 9147%52189
CH42 0191%68159
CH42 1220%78238
CH42 2191%68135
CH42 3145%52101
CH42 4141%50166
CH42 5194%69163
CH42 6157%56150
CH42 7201%72126
CH42 873%2649
CH42 9132%47159
CH43 062%2270
CH43 1121%43107
CH43 239%1439
CH43 363%2372
CH43 4196%70175
CH43 5115%4196
CH43 676%2736
CH43 7140%50255
CH43 885%3036
CH43 9115%41226
CH44 0207%74169
CH44 1132%47102
CH44 2134%48103
CH44 341%1528
CH44 4131%47183
CH44 5145%52186
CH44 6210%75211
CH44 7170%61177
CH44 8165%59134
CH44 9259%92239
CH45 095%3442
CH45 1125%4596
CH45 2270%96184
CH45 367%2460
CH45 4114%41148
CH45 575%2791
CH45 679%2843
CH45 7112%40122
CH45 877%2885
CH45 957%2027
CH46 089%3298
CH46 1118%42110
CH46 2167%59121
CH46 3115%4149
CH46 474%267
CH46 541%156
CH46 690%32119
CH46 7115%4198
CH46 8121%43138
CH46 9106%3884
CH47 09%33
CH47 143%1511
CH47 286%3159
CH47 363%2342
CH47 447%1718
CH47 534%1210
CH47 630%117
CH47 738%1410
CH47 866%236
CH47 935%139
CH48 050%1825
CH48 139%1417
CH48 26%22
CH48 330%1114
CH48 464%2339
CH48 576%2758
CH48 693%3355
CH48 739%1410
CH48 815%55
CH48 944%1619
CH49 0100%3673
CH49 133%1218
CH49 262%2253
CH49 358%2152
CH49 460%2178
CH49 589%32187
CH49 658%2152
CH49 7127%45112
CH49 8138%49102
CH49 9141%5091
CH60 078%2837
CH60 152%1926
CH60 211%44
CH60 336%1311
CH60 43%11
CH60 550%1831
CH60 636%1313
CH60 758%2134
CH60 847%1718
CH60 942%1514
CH61 072%2612
CH61 124%910
CH61 223%84
CH61 339%1417
CH61 456%2033
CH61 5103%3756
CH61 648%1731
CH61 747%1720
CH61 893%3353
CH61 965%2335
CH62 060%2233
CH62 1166%59134
CH62 265%2355
CH62 379%2867
CH62 459%2183
CH62 5113%40108
CH62 649%1743
CH62 752%19132
CH62 860%2175
CH62 9125%45110
CH63 033%1234
CH63 130%116
CH63 263%2272
CH63 348%1776
CH63 4207%74119
CH63 548%1751
CH63 648%176
CH63 795%34115
CH63 8101%3682
CH63 926%940
CH64 130%1112
CH64 3102%3674
CH64 638%1429
CH64 760%2117
CH65 1169%607
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L1 1480%171730
L1 2105%3861
L1 381%29125
L1 4575%2051107
L1 5138%49192
L1 6307%110501
L1 799%3534
L1 8165%59117
L1 9161%57129
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L10 184%3089
L10 229%1014
L10 375%2725
L10 490%3278
L10 683%3026
L10 7187%67100
L10 862%2241
L10 9121%4354
L11 086%3161
L11 1272%97260
L11 2223%79251
L11 3189%67202
L11 4151%54116
L11 591%3243
L11 692%3327
L11 7106%3894
L11 8101%3652
L11 9151%54109
L12 091%32189
L12 195%3434
L12 274%2643
L12 347%1725
L12 4171%61125
L12 576%2766
L12 6133%4763
L12 788%3161
L12 888%3171
L12 991%33109
L13 096%3458
L13 1128%46105
L13 2132%47127
L13 399%35133
L13 4124%44134
L13 5126%45190
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L13 7164%59203
L13 8180%64173
L13 9112%4084
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L14 8201%72133
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L15 0216%77185
L15 1242%86175
L15 284%3054
L15 366%2487
L15 4118%42189
L15 574%2648
L15 680%2874
L15 782%2957
L15 8149%53154
L15 988%3135
L16 018%65
L16 133%129
L16 285%3044
L16 343%1521
L16 438%149
L16 565%2321
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L16 777%2838
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L18 220%710
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L18 8112%40124
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L19 970%2561
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L2 297%35114
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L2 9146%5230
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L22 194%3332
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L22 359%2138
L22 495%3447
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L22 749%1713
L22 8201%7256
L22 981%2932
L23 052%1874
L23 1165%5992
L23 294%33120
L23 342%1527
L23 481%2930
L23 5102%3679
L23 654%1947
L23 753%1942
L23 825%916
L23 9127%45176
L24 0196%70120
L24 154%19137
L24 2120%43164
L24 358%21120
L24 6191%6864
L24 7274%9898
L24 972%2641
L25 051%1886
L25 177%2746
L25 2153%55204
L25 3115%4188
L25 467%2440
L25 5131%47139
L25 651%1839
L25 794%34126
L25 873%2662
L25 999%35119
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L26 1132%47110
L26 2183%6513
L26 391%328
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L26 755%2047
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L27 256%201
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L28 0169%6040
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L28 3267%9514
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L28 7240%8641
L28 889%3211
L29 1351%1255
L29 562%221
L29 633%122
L29 983%305
L3 016%63
L3 142%1561
L3 252%1992
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L3 447%17143
L3 5102%36255
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L3 7392%14091
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L31 256%2052
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L31 455%2037
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L5 3159%5792
L5 472%2635
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L6 9143%5169
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L7 1119%4234
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L7 3127%45152
L7 4257%9240
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L7 6105%3767
L7 751%1873
L7 888%31285
L7 9115%4168
L8 0209%75429
L8 1203%73101
L8 2139%5097
L8 3219%78202
L8 4110%39123
L8 5175%62102
L8 6126%45146
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L8 8172%61230
L8 9195%69152
L9 098%35127
L9 1322%115754
L9 288%3272
L9 3151%54179
L9 4237%85105
L9 5178%6443
L9 6152%54203
L9 7233%83352
L9 8114%40151
L9 963%23149
PR8 1183%65475
PR8 246%16135
PR8 3103%37340
PR8 478%28239
PR8 6106%38476
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PR9 779%28262
PR9 983%29348
WA10 1181%65509
WA10 2204%73515
WA10 3121%43439
WA10 4151%54312
WA10 566%24103
WA10 6125%45258
WA11 099%35469
WA11 7139%49290
WA11 855%20105
WA11 994%34387
WA12 092%33151
WA12 8197%70381
WA12 9142%51463
WA8 372%26125
WA8 4184%66301
WA8 5107%3872
WA9 1214%76570
WA9 2230%82439
WA9 3147%52583
WA9 4124%44483
WA9 5129%46544
WN4 040%14101
WN5 736%13100

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 6. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Merseyside violent crime rate compared to other counties

Violent crime totalled 60.3k representing an increase 2.7% 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 June 2025 - May 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.

+2.7% annual change, crime is increasing

60.3k 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 May 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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Crime Statistics Detail for Merseyside county
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