Merseyside violent crime statistics

As of April 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 44.2 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 125% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 39.5% of all crimes reported in the county. Violent crime totalled 60.5k representing an increase 2.3% 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 people35.4
125%ratio of national crime rate100%
39.5% share of all crimes35.3%
60.5kcrimes reported2.0M
2.3%annual change1.3%

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 0174%62171
CH41 1154%5589
CH41 2251%89355
CH41 3192%68143
CH41 4159%56276
CH41 553%1985
CH41 6199%71313
CH41 7122%43135
CH41 8193%69236
CH41 9132%47169
CH42 0206%73170
CH42 1217%77234
CH42 2183%65129
CH42 3150%53104
CH42 4132%47154
CH42 5198%70165
CH42 6152%54145
CH42 7212%75132
CH42 860%2140
CH42 9132%47158
CH43 063%2271
CH43 1129%46113
CH43 246%1646
CH43 365%2374
CH43 4194%69172
CH43 5114%4094
CH43 668%2432
CH43 7151%53274
CH43 890%3238
CH43 9110%39215
CH44 0198%70161
CH44 1151%54116
CH44 2140%50107
CH44 344%1630
CH44 4133%47184
CH44 5133%47169
CH44 6194%69194
CH44 7184%65191
CH44 8155%55125
CH44 9257%91236
CH45 091%3240
CH45 1131%47100
CH45 2279%99189
CH45 361%2255
CH45 4125%44161
CH45 578%2894
CH45 661%2233
CH45 7109%38118
CH45 878%2885
CH45 955%2026
CH46 092%33101
CH46 1140%50130
CH46 2164%58118
CH46 3121%4351
CH46 474%267
CH46 555%208
CH46 691%32119
CH46 7126%45107
CH46 8118%42133
CH46 9110%3986
CH47 03%11
CH47 140%1410
CH47 277%2753
CH47 356%2037
CH47 437%1314
CH47 531%119
CH47 630%117
CH47 734%129
CH47 888%318
CH47 928%107
CH48 058%2129
CH48 136%1316
CH48 26%22
CH48 328%1013
CH48 452%1932
CH48 570%2553
CH48 687%3151
CH48 723%86
CH48 821%77
CH48 942%1518
CH49 0109%3979
CH49 135%1319
CH49 260%2151
CH49 352%1947
CH49 452%1867
CH49 5108%38227
CH49 656%2050
CH49 7139%49122
CH49 8133%4798
CH49 9154%5599
CH60 072%2534
CH60 140%1420
CH60 211%44
CH60 342%1513
CH60 43%11
CH60 548%1730
CH60 628%1010
CH60 764%2337
CH60 850%1819
CH60 946%1615
CH61 073%2612
CH61 124%910
CH61 228%105
CH61 337%1316
CH61 452%1931
CH61 5105%3757
CH61 645%1629
CH61 742%1518
CH61 899%3556
CH61 973%2639
CH62 057%2031
CH62 1170%60137
CH62 268%2457
CH62 386%3173
CH62 462%2287
CH62 5132%47125
CH62 642%1537
CH62 756%20141
CH62 851%1863
CH62 9133%47116
CH63 033%1234
CH63 125%95
CH63 268%2477
CH63 352%1882
CH63 4202%71115
CH63 547%1750
CH63 641%145
CH63 799%35119
CH63 898%3579
CH63 925%938
CH64 128%1011
CH64 3115%4183
CH64 641%1431
CH64 760%2117
CH65 1146%526
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L1 6310%110502
L1 7117%4240
L1 8179%63126
L1 9144%51115
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L10 188%3193
L10 229%1014
L10 396%3432
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L11 9134%4896
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L12 1106%3838
L12 271%2541
L12 338%1320
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L12 592%3279
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L23 833%1221
L23 9120%43165
L24 0217%77132
L24 152%18132
L24 2122%43166
L24 351%18105
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L24 7284%101101
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L27 256%201
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L9 285%3069
L9 3171%61202
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L9 7226%80340
L9 8113%40150
L9 967%24156
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PR9 777%27255
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WA10 2207%74520
WA10 3123%44442
WA10 4151%54310
WA10 567%24103
WA10 6127%45260
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WA11 7139%49289
WA11 856%20105
WA11 998%35400
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WA12 8201%71387
WA12 9148%53479
WA8 370%25121
WA8 4171%61279
WA8 5120%4380
WA9 1217%77575
WA9 2228%81433
WA9 3145%52575
WA9 4126%45486
WA9 5132%47550
WN4 040%14100
WN5 733%1291

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 5. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Merseyside violent crime rate compared to other counties

Violent crime totalled 60.5k representing an increase 2.3% 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.

+2.3% annual change, crime is increasing

60.5k 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 April 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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