Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime statistics

As of June 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 9.1 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 126% of the national crime rate. Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 8.2% of all crimes reported in the county. Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 12.4k representing a decrease 0.3% year-over-year.

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
9.1annual crime rate per 1k workday people7.2
126%ratio of national crime rate100%
8.2% share of all crimes7.2%
12.4kcrimes reported404k
-0.3%annual change-4.1%

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
CH41 0150%1130
CH41 1196%1423
CH41 2268%1977
CH41 3191%1429
CH41 4221%1678
CH41 576%625
CH41 6297%2195
CH41 7173%1239
CH41 8262%1965
CH41 9131%934
CH42 0202%1534
CH42 1337%2474
CH42 2202%1529
CH42 3156%1122
CH42 4143%1034
CH42 5147%1125
CH42 6139%1027
CH42 7150%1119
CH42 851%47
CH42 9144%1035
CH43 026%26
CH43 1112%820
CH43 269%514
CH43 374%517
CH43 4210%1538
CH43 5142%1024
CH43 673%57
CH43 7189%1470
CH43 823%22
CH43 9155%1162
CH44 0308%2251
CH44 1128%920
CH44 2167%1226
CH44 372%510
CH44 4184%1352
CH44 5162%1242
CH44 6260%1953
CH44 7232%1749
CH44 8219%1636
CH44 9219%1641
CH45 067%56
CH45 1148%1123
CH45 2188%1426
CH45 371%513
CH45 4114%830
CH45 594%723
CH45 627%23
CH45 763%514
CH45 885%619
CH45 952%45
CH46 036%38
CH46 1159%1130
CH46 2122%918
CH46 381%67
CH46 4104%82
CH46 5102%73
CH46 656%415
CH46 7139%1024
CH46 8100%723
CH46 9150%1124
CH47 016%11
CH47 119%11
CH47 243%36
CH47 359%48
CH47 413%11
CH47 621%21
CH47 738%32
CH48 030%23
CH48 215%11
CH48 332%23
CH48 4105%813
CH48 591%714
CH48 667%58
CH48 7115%86
CH48 814%11
CH48 934%23
CH49 082%612
CH49 127%23
CH49 252%49
CH49 388%616
CH49 442%311
CH49 587%637
CH49 677%614
CH49 7134%1024
CH49 8174%1326
CH49 9175%1323
CH60 010%11
CH60 214%11
CH60 364%54
CH60 414%11
CH60 587%611
CH60 641%33
CH60 785%610
CH60 865%55
CH60 945%33
CH61 0119%94
CH61 334%23
CH61 4125%915
CH61 572%58
CH61 646%36
CH61 723%22
CH61 878%69
CH61 946%35
CH62 045%35
CH62 1244%1840
CH62 264%511
CH62 3116%820
CH62 488%625
CH62 5191%1437
CH62 639%37
CH62 757%429
CH62 859%415
CH62 9107%819
CH63 024%25
CH63 149%42
CH63 226%26
CH63 346%315
CH63 486%610
CH63 565%514
CH63 680%62
CH63 769%517
CH63 8134%1022
CH63 96%02
CH64 3102%715
CH64 645%37
CH64 7121%97
CH65 1835%607
L1 06091%44011
L1 1350%25108
L1 2102%712
L1 338%312
L1 4174%1368
L1 5156%1144
L1 6176%1358
L1 758%44
L1 8167%1224
L1 9190%1431
L10 077%63
L10 161%413
L10 210%11
L10 388%66
L10 457%410
L10 6111%87
L10 7148%1116
L10 815%12
L10 9199%1418
L11 084%612
L11 1433%3184
L11 2241%1755
L11 3203%1544
L11 4180%1328
L11 552%45
L11 668%54
L11 7105%819
L11 857%46
L11 9117%817
L12 098%741
L12 1137%1010
L12 251%46
L12 365%57
L12 4189%1428
L12 5125%922
L12 694%79
L12 799%714
L12 8128%921
L12 966%516
L13 065%58
L13 1163%1227
L13 2164%1232
L13 370%519
L13 4127%928
L13 5108%833
L13 679%615
L13 7116%829
L13 8128%925
L13 992%714
L14 0100%727
L14 195%711
L14 285%614
L14 3159%1130
L14 4192%1420
L14 566%516
L14 664%58
L14 7190%1431
L14 8194%1426
L14 982%618
L15 0185%1332
L15 1218%1632
L15 2108%814
L15 349%413
L15 499%732
L15 515%12
L15 637%37
L15 785%612
L15 8167%1235
L15 950%44
L16 018%11
L16 155%43
L16 286%69
L16 3122%912
L16 577%65
L16 665%53
L16 710%11
L16 8122%97
L16 925%25
L17 097%719
L17 1108%89
L17 2139%1015
L17 3224%1628
L17 4311%2226
L17 5143%1010
L17 695%716
L17 749%411
L17 8554%4080
L17 953%46
L18 063%54
L18 192%730
L18 248%35
L18 346%38
L18 419%12
L18 5146%1123
L18 685%613
L18 759%48
L18 8125%928
L18 993%716
L19 0124%918
L19 149%45
L19 2129%963
L19 346%35
L19 4138%1022
L19 5201%1520
L19 6244%1817
L19 739%32
L19 8323%2362
L19 951%49
L2 028%25
L2 2101%724
L2 3105%88
L2 417%14
L2 546%35
L2 6116%820
L2 763%511
L2 862%43
L2 996%74
L20 0120%921
L20 1259%192
L20 2214%1540
L20 3149%1148
L20 4246%18142
L20 5195%1435
L20 6118%948
L20 787%633
L20 8206%1520
L20 964%524
L21 0233%1755
L21 1225%1650
L21 2213%1514
L21 3287%2110
L21 4132%1012
L21 5175%1314
L21 6515%3728
L21 7206%1540
L21 8220%1648
L21 998%724
L22 077%69
L22 114%11
L22 293%77
L22 377%610
L22 480%68
L22 5110%815
L22 6155%119
L22 718%11
L22 853%43
L22 987%67
L23 086%625
L23 1133%1015
L23 293%724
L23 3101%713
L23 480%66
L23 557%49
L23 645%38
L23 712%12
L23 853%47
L23 9132%1037
L24 0331%2441
L24 1145%1075
L24 2213%1559
L24 3111%847
L24 6398%2927
L24 7235%1717
L24 9146%1117
L25 076%626
L25 1116%814
L25 2234%1763
L25 384%613
L25 425%23
L25 5172%1237
L25 691%714
L25 7100%727
L25 8104%818
L25 957%414
L26 0242%1730
L26 1160%1227
L26 2835%6012
L26 3168%123
L26 650%43
L26 758%410
L26 9125%949
L27 185%68
L27 445%31
L27 577%64
L27 6175%1310
L27 7171%1216
L27 8100%75
L28 083%64
L28 1217%1624
L28 394%71
L28 4102%76
L28 5227%1611
L28 6177%134
L28 7405%2914
L28 8119%93
L29 1346%251
L29 7216%167
L29 8277%201
L29 9247%183
L3 026%21
L3 141%312
L3 292%733
L3 3484%3548
L3 445%328
L3 567%534
L3 6181%1355
L3 7808%5838
L3 8150%1139
L3 951%438
L30 0306%2235
L30 191%736
L30 2144%1026
L30 3132%1016
L30 4172%122
L30 5238%1741
L30 663%53
L30 7144%1024
L30 831%23
L30 985%610
L31 0101%713
L31 1194%1460
L31 280%615
L31 377%69
L31 429%24
L31 589%615
L31 652%49
L31 730%26
L31 827%25
L31 947%310
L32 0311%2257
L32 1104%88
L32 2100%711
L32 389%66
L32 4204%1520
L32 5250%1812
L32 662%416
L32 7195%1434
L32 8405%2991
L32 9134%1024
L33 0289%2127
L33 1267%1965
L33 269%54
L33 340%32
L33 543%39
L33 6107%819
L33 7110%812
L33 8241%1715
L33 9324%2351
L34 085%620
L34 1156%1136
L34 249%49
L34 3178%1311
L34 451%42
L34 5195%1436
L34 6156%1118
L34 741%31
L34 921%22
L35 077%613
L35 164%59
L35 266%520
L35 3138%1063
L35 4111%818
L35 5238%1760
L35 639%34
L35 745%36
L35 843%315
L35 9112%89
L36 0116%834
L36 1135%1020
L36 2233%1765
L36 3243%1866
L36 466%520
L36 571%522
L36 6202%1546
L36 7146%1140
L36 8159%1143
L36 9113%826
L37 078%62
L37 146%37
L37 265%517
L37 338%311
L37 472%516
L37 661%411
L37 738%38
L37 819%12
L38 0212%156
L38 3275%206
L38 9204%1510
L4 0253%1851
L4 1191%1431
L4 2260%1982
L4 3179%1343
L4 4326%2494
L4 5289%2197
L4 6137%1024
L4 7100%718
L4 8105%817
L4 9211%1569
L5 0162%1218
L5 1266%1911
L5 2216%1619
L5 3248%1829
L5 4101%710
L5 5503%3659
L5 6269%1941
L5 7222%1625
L5 8253%1830
L5 9108%823
L6 0185%1327
L6 1144%1026
L6 2150%1123
L6 3214%1525
L6 4195%1451
L6 5152%1130
L6 6245%1843
L6 7547%3931
L6 8167%1215
L6 9184%1318
L7 0163%1256
L7 169%54
L7 2203%1525
L7 3119%929
L7 4222%167
L7 5227%1612
L7 6155%1120
L7 721%26
L7 852%434
L7 9117%814
L8 0176%1373
L8 1199%1420
L8 2212%1530
L8 3192%1436
L8 4128%929
L8 5152%1118
L8 6158%1137
L8 7128%947
L8 8196%1453
L8 9266%1942
L9 0149%1139
L9 1246%18117
L9 2139%1023
L9 3121%929
L9 4245%1822
L9 5307%2215
L9 6225%1661
L9 7111%834
L9 8100%727
L9 967%532
PR8 1156%1182
PR8 235%321
PR8 372%548
PR8 444%327
PR8 674%568
PR9 0126%997
PR9 760%440
PR9 966%556
WA10 1220%16125
WA10 2172%1288
WA10 3106%878
WA10 4134%1056
WA10 573%523
WA10 6141%1059
WA11 093%789
WA11 7132%1056
WA11 831%212
WA11 998%781
WA12 072%524
WA12 8153%1160
WA12 9135%1089
WA8 357%420
WA8 4109%836
WA8 581%611
WA9 1260%19140
WA9 2295%21114
WA9 3177%13143
WA9 4109%886
WA9 5132%10112
WN4 041%321
WN5 737%321

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 12. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate rank

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other counties

Criminal damage and arson crime totalled 12.4k representing a decrease 0.3% 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 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.

-0.3% annual change, crime is declining

12.4k crimes reported

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate compared to other countiesCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime volume

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

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime volume

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate

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

Merseyside criminal damage and arson crime rate

Merseyside criminal damage and arson 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 criminal damage and arson 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 →
Violent crime →

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