Merseyside drugs crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 9.5 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 279% of the national crime rate. Drugs crime makes up 8.5% of all crimes reported in the county. Drugs crime totalled 13.0k representing a decrease 3.9% year-over-year.

Merseyside drugs crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
9.5annual crime rate per 1k workday people3.4
279%percentage of national crime rate100%
8.5% share of all crimes3.4%
13.0kcrimes reported190k
-3.9%annual change-2.6%

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 085%38
CH41 11032%3557
CH41 2762%26103
CH41 3421%1430
CH41 4283%1047
CH41 5254%939
CH41 6644%2297
CH41 7123%413
CH41 8822%2896
CH41 9205%725
CH42 0291%1023
CH42 1329%1134
CH42 2223%815
CH42 3317%1121
CH42 4278%931
CH42 5225%818
CH42 699%39
CH42 7201%712
CH42 878%35
CH42 9122%414
CH43 09%01
CH43 1119%410
CH43 273%27
CH43 346%25
CH43 4294%1025
CH43 563%25
CH43 6111%45
CH43 7138%524
CH43 874%33
CH43 969%213
CH44 0193%715
CH44 1136%510
CH44 2164%612
CH44 315%11
CH44 4128%417
CH44 5164%620
CH44 6303%1029
CH44 7272%927
CH44 8143%511
CH44 9341%1230
CH45 095%34
CH45 182%36
CH45 2262%917
CH45 323%12
CH45 497%312
CH45 595%311
CH45 7115%412
CH45 8124%413
CH45 944%22
CH46 038%14
CH46 1135%512
CH46 2101%37
CH46 349%22
CH46 4111%41
CH46 5217%73
CH46 656%27
CH46 7111%49
CH46 8120%413
CH46 9133%510
CH47 033%11
CH47 2107%47
CH47 347%23
CH47 427%11
CH47 536%11
CH47 8230%82
CH47 941%11
CH48 0126%46
CH48 171%23
CH48 297%33
CH48 367%23
CH48 541%13
CH48 618%11
CH48 924%11
CH49 0116%48
CH49 312%01
CH49 416%12
CH49 5110%422
CH49 635%13
CH49 748%24
CH49 857%24
CH49 9227%814
CH60 066%23
CH60 229%11
CH60 534%12
CH60 6173%66
CH60 754%23
CH61 063%21
CH61 260%21
CH61 372%23
CH61 649%23
CH61 725%11
CH61 837%12
CH61 939%12
CH62 0115%46
CH62 1376%1329
CH62 262%25
CH62 362%25
CH62 430%14
CH62 5143%513
CH62 648%24
CH62 750%212
CH62 834%14
CH62 996%38
CH63 010%01
CH63 246%25
CH63 313%02
CH63 559%26
CH63 743%15
CH63 852%24
CH63 927%14
CH64 314%01
CH64 614%01
CH64 737%11
CH65 1508%172
L1 077788%264066
L1 12788%95404
L1 2707%2439
L1 3825%28121
L1 44166%141764
L1 51935%66257
L1 61495%51232
L1 7612%2120
L1 81691%57114
L1 91477%50113
L10 0274%95
L10 189%39
L10 222%11
L10 3219%77
L10 436%13
L10 667%22
L10 7275%914
L10 816%11
L10 9282%1012
L11 0223%815
L11 1659%2260
L11 2410%1444
L11 3402%1441
L11 4424%1431
L11 5133%56
L11 6144%54
L11 7224%819
L11 8325%1116
L11 9233%816
L12 0101%320
L12 129%11
L12 236%12
L12 320%11
L12 4172%612
L12 585%37
L12 6244%811
L12 761%24
L12 8117%49
L12 979%39
L13 0244%814
L13 1218%717
L13 2610%2156
L13 3110%414
L13 4145%515
L13 5140%520
L13 6134%512
L13 7331%1139
L13 8415%1438
L13 9182%613
L14 0229%829
L14 1184%610
L14 2129%410
L14 3147%513
L14 4387%1319
L14 561%27
L14 668%24
L14 7130%410
L14 8349%1222
L14 9252%926
L15 0295%1024
L15 1174%612
L15 2230%814
L15 380%310
L15 4138%521
L15 5146%59
L15 657%25
L15 745%23
L15 8193%719
L15 9185%67
L16 075%32
L16 178%32
L16 2102%35
L16 343%12
L16 533%11
L16 646%21
L16 911%01
L17 0109%410
L17 1332%1113
L17 299%35
L17 3358%1221
L17 4508%1720
L17 5547%1918
L17 6101%38
L17 7201%721
L17 8383%1326
L17 995%35
L18 146%27
L18 282%34
L18 385%37
L18 461%23
L18 541%13
L18 642%13
L18 763%24
L18 8124%413
L18 986%37
L19 0190%613
L19 162%23
L19 279%318
L19 3137%57
L19 4134%510
L19 5107%45
L19 6397%1313
L19 742%11
L19 8443%1540
L19 972%26
L2 0413%1435
L2 21186%40132
L2 3585%2021
L2 4180%620
L2 51164%3959
L2 61085%3788
L2 7648%2253
L2 8176%64
L2 9510%1710
L20 0267%922
L20 11928%657
L20 2341%1230
L20 3331%1150
L20 4295%1080
L20 5403%1434
L20 6131%425
L20 7598%20107
L20 8614%2128
L20 9233%841
L21 0397%1344
L21 1163%617
L21 2194%76
L21 3489%178
L21 4257%911
L21 5159%56
L21 6549%1914
L21 7142%513
L21 8401%1441
L21 9234%827
L22 0164%69
L22 1369%1312
L22 285%33
L22 3164%610
L22 4148%57
L22 563%24
L22 637%11
L22 739%11
L22 8567%1915
L22 979%33
L23 051%27
L23 1132%47
L23 2115%414
L23 316%11
L23 4114%44
L23 554%24
L23 6168%614
L23 713%01
L23 865%24
L23 953%27
L24 0206%712
L24 195%323
L24 2207%727
L24 376%315
L24 6283%109
L24 7265%99
L24 973%24
L25 075%312
L25 153%23
L25 2363%1246
L25 3137%510
L25 452%23
L25 5119%412
L25 614%01
L25 771%29
L25 849%24
L25 987%310
L26 0206%712
L26 1227%818
L26 2740%255
L26 3239%82
L26 6142%54
L26 762%25
L26 9152%528
L27 190%34
L27 4284%103
L27 5163%64
L27 6298%108
L27 7182%68
L27 885%32
L28 0532%1812
L28 1578%2030
L28 3601%203
L28 4471%1613
L28 5615%2114
L28 6565%196
L28 7738%2512
L28 885%31
L29 11473%502
L29 5655%221
L29 9175%61
L3 0110%42
L3 1327%1145
L3 2333%1156
L3 33110%106145
L3 4268%978
L3 5419%14100
L3 61188%40170
L3 71629%5536
L3 82016%68246
L3 9138%548
L30 0391%1321
L30 192%317
L30 2424%1436
L30 3405%1423
L30 5358%1229
L30 6134%53
L30 7716%2456
L30 889%34
L30 973%24
L31 050%23
L31 1179%626
L31 246%24
L31 3164%69
L31 431%12
L31 550%24
L31 699%38
L31 721%12
L31 834%13
L31 940%14
L32 0383%1333
L32 183%33
L32 2174%69
L32 3315%1110
L32 4348%1216
L32 51196%4127
L32 690%311
L32 7268%922
L32 8351%1237
L32 9297%1025
L33 0387%1317
L33 1201%723
L33 2184%65
L33 5133%513
L33 6203%717
L33 7235%812
L33 8342%1210
L33 9270%920
L34 027%13
L34 1333%1136
L34 269%26
L34 3241%87
L34 4217%74
L34 5830%2872
L34 6610%2133
L34 8144%55
L34 946%22
L35 025%12
L35 1106%47
L35 2196%728
L35 3304%1065
L35 4131%410
L35 5481%1657
L35 6249%812
L35 780%35
L35 836%16
L35 9132%45
L36 0261%936
L36 1287%1020
L36 2350%1246
L36 3493%1763
L36 4155%522
L36 5159%523
L36 6496%1753
L36 7472%1661
L36 8370%1347
L36 9232%825
L37 156%24
L37 240%15
L37 366%29
L37 4143%515
L37 671%26
L37 751%25
L37 820%11
L38 6134%51
L38 987%32
L4 0634%2260
L4 1641%2249
L4 2581%2086
L4 3515%1758
L4 4841%29114
L4 5640%22101
L4 6268%922
L4 7247%821
L4 8328%1125
L4 9209%732
L5 0230%812
L5 1258%95
L5 2895%3037
L5 3654%2236
L5 4454%1521
L5 5526%1829
L5 6502%1736
L5 7529%1828
L5 8413%1423
L5 9319%1132
L6 0875%3060
L6 1863%2973
L6 2515%1737
L6 31218%4167
L6 4595%2073
L6 5389%1336
L6 6558%1946
L6 72290%7861
L6 8828%2835
L6 9651%2230
L7 0755%26122
L7 1110%43
L7 2933%3254
L7 3219%725
L7 4270%94
L7 51008%3425
L7 6511%1731
L7 7200%727
L7 8198%761
L7 9355%1220
L8 0708%24138
L8 11333%4563
L8 2331%1122
L8 3648%2257
L8 4684%2373
L8 51189%4066
L8 6482%1653
L8 7714%24123
L8 8716%2491
L8 9390%1329
L9 0211%726
L9 1296%1066
L9 2181%614
L9 3106%412
L9 4546%1923
L9 5174%64
L9 6385%1349
L9 797%314
L9 895%312
L9 985%319
PR8 1474%16117
PR8 272%220
PR8 364%220
PR8 469%220
PR8 6100%343
PR9 0454%15164
PR9 786%327
PR9 970%228
WA10 1479%16128
WA10 2429%15103
WA10 3186%664
WA10 4209%741
WA10 547%27
WA10 6158%531
WA11 0109%449
WA11 7246%849
WA11 828%15
WA11 9113%444
WA12 026%14
WA12 8223%841
WA12 9171%653
WA8 378%313
WA8 4269%942
WA8 5298%1019
WA9 1490%17124
WA9 2489%1789
WA9 3354%12134
WA9 4230%885
WA9 5262%9105
WN4 037%19
WN5 726%17

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 13.0k representing a decrease 3.9% 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 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.

-3.9% annual change, crime is declining

13.0k 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 September 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 →
Violent crime →

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