Merseyside drugs crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 9.6 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 282% of the national crime rate. Drugs crime makes up 8.6% of all crimes reported in the county. Drugs crime totalled 13.1k representing a decrease 1.1% year-over-year.

Merseyside drugs crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
9.6annual crime rate per 1k workday people3.4
282%percentage of national crime rate100%
8.6% share of all crimes3.4%
13.1kcrimes reported191k
-1.1%annual change-1.6%

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 095%39
CH41 11118%3862
CH41 2789%27107
CH41 3447%1532
CH41 4276%946
CH41 5279%943
CH41 6649%2298
CH41 7132%414
CH41 8811%2895
CH41 9196%724
CH42 0290%1023
CH42 1309%1132
CH42 2207%714
CH42 3331%1122
CH42 4241%827
CH42 5262%921
CH42 666%26
CH42 7201%712
CH42 862%24
CH42 9105%412
CH43 09%01
CH43 1166%614
CH43 273%27
CH43 346%25
CH43 4352%1230
CH43 563%25
CH43 6110%45
CH43 7138%524
CH43 8123%45
CH43 943%18
CH44 0230%818
CH44 1163%612
CH44 2150%511
CH44 315%11
CH44 4105%414
CH44 5172%621
CH44 6292%1028
CH44 7281%1028
CH44 8116%49
CH44 9374%1333
CH45 094%34
CH45 196%37
CH45 2200%713
CH45 323%12
CH45 4113%414
CH45 586%310
CH45 7115%412
CH45 8124%413
CH45 922%11
CH46 038%14
CH46 1146%513
CH46 2115%48
CH46 349%22
CH46 4221%82
CH46 5216%73
CH46 663%28
CH46 7123%410
CH46 8138%515
CH46 9119%49
CH47 033%11
CH47 2106%47
CH47 332%12
CH47 427%11
CH47 8229%82
CH47 941%11
CH48 0126%46
CH48 171%23
CH48 297%33
CH48 390%34
CH48 541%13
CH48 618%11
CH48 924%11
CH49 0115%48
CH49 312%01
CH49 432%14
CH49 599%320
CH49 623%12
CH49 783%37
CH49 857%24
CH49 9243%815
CH60 066%23
CH60 229%11
CH60 534%12
CH60 6173%66
CH60 754%23
CH61 063%21
CH61 259%21
CH61 372%23
CH61 649%23
CH61 724%11
CH61 837%12
CH61 958%23
CH62 0115%46
CH62 1375%1329
CH62 262%25
CH62 362%25
CH62 422%13
CH62 5131%412
CH62 647%24
CH62 754%213
CH62 842%15
CH62 995%38
CH63 010%01
CH63 246%25
CH63 313%02
CH63 579%38
CH63 752%26
CH63 852%24
CH63 934%15
CH64 614%01
CH64 737%11
CH65 1253%91
L1 077530%264066
L1 13006%102437
L1 2632%2235
L1 3809%28119
L1 44201%143773
L1 52108%72281
L1 61536%52239
L1 7549%1918
L1 81774%60120
L1 91407%48108
L10 0273%95
L10 189%39
L10 244%12
L10 3250%98
L10 448%24
L10 634%11
L10 7294%1015
L10 816%11
L10 9304%1013
L11 0192%713
L11 1656%2260
L11 2409%1444
L11 3401%1441
L11 4409%1430
L11 5132%56
L11 6107%43
L11 7223%819
L11 8304%1015
L11 9276%919
L12 096%319
L12 187%33
L12 236%12
L12 320%11
L12 4172%612
L12 585%37
L12 6332%1115
L12 790%36
L12 8103%48
L12 979%39
L13 0208%712
L13 1218%717
L13 2630%2158
L13 3125%416
L13 4135%514
L13 5153%522
L13 6134%512
L13 7288%1034
L13 8370%1334
L13 9209%715
L14 0229%829
L14 1220%712
L14 2154%512
L14 3158%514
L14 4386%1319
L14 561%27
L14 667%24
L14 7130%410
L14 8363%1223
L14 9290%1030
L15 0355%1229
L15 1174%612
L15 2278%917
L15 387%311
L15 4144%522
L15 5113%47
L15 645%24
L15 745%23
L15 8213%721
L15 9184%67
L16 037%11
L16 177%32
L16 2101%35
L16 343%12
L16 646%21
L17 0109%410
L17 1357%1214
L17 298%35
L17 3340%1220
L17 4532%1821
L17 5576%2019
L17 6100%38
L17 7181%619
L17 8426%1529
L17 994%35
L18 145%27
L18 282%34
L18 397%38
L18 440%12
L18 540%13
L18 642%13
L18 778%35
L18 8104%411
L18 974%36
L19 0146%510
L19 162%23
L19 278%318
L19 3117%46
L19 4133%510
L19 564%23
L19 6304%1010
L19 742%11
L19 8420%1438
L19 972%26
L2 0388%1333
L2 21119%38125
L2 3528%1819
L2 4189%621
L2 51297%4466
L2 61168%4095
L2 7707%2458
L2 8131%43
L2 9406%148
L20 0266%922
L20 11921%657
L20 2295%1026
L20 3317%1148
L20 4261%971
L20 5414%1435
L20 6115%422
L20 7579%20104
L20 8612%2128
L20 9227%840
L21 0414%1446
L21 1162%617
L21 2161%55
L21 3426%157
L21 4233%810
L21 5185%67
L21 6547%1914
L21 7131%412
L21 8429%1544
L21 9207%724
L22 0163%69
L22 1429%1514
L22 256%22
L22 3147%59
L22 4148%57
L22 578%35
L22 637%11
L22 739%11
L22 8565%1915
L22 9106%44
L23 051%27
L23 1169%69
L23 282%310
L23 316%11
L23 4114%44
L23 568%25
L23 6155%513
L23 726%12
L23 865%24
L23 961%28
L24 0205%712
L24 194%323
L24 2161%521
L24 385%317
L24 6344%1211
L24 7322%1111
L24 973%24
L25 075%312
L25 153%23
L25 2370%1347
L25 3123%49
L25 452%23
L25 5138%514
L25 614%01
L25 778%310
L25 861%25
L25 987%310
L26 0205%712
L26 1276%922
L26 2738%255
L26 3357%123
L26 6141%54
L26 749%24
L26 9163%630
L27 1112%45
L27 4283%103
L27 5163%64
L27 6260%97
L27 7181%68
L27 885%32
L28 0618%2114
L28 1595%2031
L28 3799%274
L28 4470%1613
L28 5569%1913
L28 6563%196
L28 7736%2512
L28 884%31
L29 12937%1004
L29 5653%221
L29 9175%61
L3 0110%42
L3 1362%1250
L3 2320%1154
L3 33313%113155
L3 4291%1085
L3 5397%1495
L3 61344%46193
L3 71714%5838
L3 82033%69249
L3 9131%446
L30 0426%1523
L30 1102%319
L30 2399%1434
L30 3473%1627
L30 5394%1332
L30 6134%53
L30 7713%2456
L30 889%34
L30 972%24
L31 050%23
L31 1158%523
L31 245%24
L31 3164%69
L31 431%12
L31 550%24
L31 698%38
L31 721%12
L31 834%13
L31 940%14
L32 0405%1435
L32 1111%44
L32 2193%710
L32 3314%1110
L32 4347%1216
L32 51192%4127
L32 6106%413
L32 7267%922
L32 8369%1339
L32 9296%1025
L33 0409%1418
L33 1218%725
L33 2220%76
L33 5153%515
L33 6227%819
L33 7253%913
L33 8341%1210
L33 9269%920
L34 027%13
L34 1304%1033
L34 269%26
L34 3274%98
L34 4216%74
L34 5862%2975
L34 6608%2133
L34 8143%55
L34 923%11
L35 038%13
L35 145%23
L35 2223%832
L35 3317%1168
L35 4130%410
L35 5471%1656
L35 6248%812
L35 779%35
L35 836%16
L35 9132%45
L36 0282%1039
L36 1315%1122
L36 2349%1246
L36 3483%1662
L36 4140%520
L36 5158%523
L36 6504%1754
L36 7471%1661
L36 8400%1451
L36 9231%825
L37 155%24
L37 248%26
L37 366%29
L37 4153%516
L37 671%26
L37 751%25
L37 820%11
L38 6133%51
L38 986%32
L4 0622%2159
L4 1652%2250
L4 2566%1984
L4 3540%1861
L4 4816%28111
L4 5619%2198
L4 6243%820
L4 7188%616
L4 8366%1228
L4 9202%731
L5 0229%812
L5 1257%95
L5 2868%3036
L5 3616%2134
L5 4323%1115
L5 5489%1727
L5 6486%1735
L5 7452%1524
L5 8430%1524
L5 9308%1031
L6 0886%3061
L6 1801%2768
L6 2582%2042
L6 31141%3963
L6 4553%1968
L6 5366%1234
L6 6556%1946
L6 72357%8063
L6 8802%2734
L6 9693%2432
L7 0703%24114
L7 1110%43
L7 2965%3356
L7 3218%725
L7 4269%94
L7 5964%3324
L7 6509%1731
L7 7184%625
L7 8191%759
L7 9336%1119
L8 0695%24136
L8 11286%4461
L8 2345%1223
L8 3658%2258
L8 4673%2372
L8 51167%4065
L8 6471%1652
L8 7694%24120
L8 8690%2388
L8 9362%1227
L9 0210%726
L9 1299%1067
L9 2180%614
L9 397%311
L9 4520%1822
L9 5174%64
L9 6408%1452
L9 790%313
L9 879%310
L9 984%319
PR8 1505%17125
PR8 279%322
PR8 363%220
PR8 458%217
PR8 6102%344
PR9 0478%16173
PR9 785%327
PR9 977%331
WA10 1493%17132
WA10 2440%15106
WA10 3188%665
WA10 4229%845
WA10 554%28
WA10 6153%530
WA11 0106%448
WA11 7270%954
WA11 828%15
WA11 9110%443
WA12 045%27
WA12 8233%843
WA12 9184%657
WA8 378%313
WA8 4256%940
WA8 5281%1018
WA9 1520%18132
WA9 2471%1686
WA9 3353%12134
WA9 4224%883
WA9 5299%10120
WN4 037%19
WN5 723%16

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 13.1k representing a decrease 1.1% 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 September 2025 - August 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.

-1.1% annual change, crime is declining

13.1k 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 August 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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