Merseyside drugs crime statistics

As of June 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 10 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 284% of the national crime rate. Drugs crime makes up 9.0% of all crimes reported in the county. Drugs crime totalled 13.6k representing an increase 6.9% year-over-year.

Merseyside drugs crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
10annual crime rate per 1k workday people3.5
284%ratio of national crime rate100%
9.0% share of all crimes3.5%
13.6kcrimes reported197k
6.9%annual change7.2%

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 062%26
CH41 11172%4167
CH41 2837%29117
CH41 3528%1939
CH41 4256%944
CH41 5289%1046
CH41 6655%23102
CH41 7164%618
CH41 8745%2690
CH41 9261%933
CH42 0318%1126
CH42 1281%1030
CH42 2258%918
CH42 3306%1121
CH42 4164%619
CH42 5266%922
CH42 685%38
CH42 7178%611
CH42 860%24
CH42 9110%413
CH43 09%01
CH43 1150%513
CH43 271%27
CH43 371%38
CH43 4353%1231
CH43 561%25
CH43 6128%56
CH43 7178%632
CH43 8120%45
CH43 952%210
CH44 0211%717
CH44 1211%716
CH44 2132%510
CH44 375%35
CH44 480%311
CH44 5127%416
CH44 6344%1234
CH44 7331%1234
CH44 8163%613
CH44 9297%1027
CH45 069%23
CH45 1146%511
CH45 2238%816
CH45 356%25
CH45 4110%414
CH45 584%310
CH45 774%38
CH45 8148%516
CH45 921%11
CH46 092%310
CH46 1120%411
CH46 2154%511
CH46 348%22
CH46 4107%41
CH46 5349%125
CH46 6100%413
CH46 7107%49
CH46 8143%516
CH46 990%37
CH47 032%11
CH47 2118%48
CH47 331%12
CH47 426%11
CH47 8222%82
CH47 980%32
CH48 0142%57
CH48 146%22
CH48 263%22
CH48 365%23
CH48 527%12
CH48 617%11
CH48 739%11
CH48 923%11
CH49 084%36
CH49 119%11
CH49 311%01
CH49 470%29
CH49 596%320
CH49 634%13
CH49 780%37
CH49 882%36
CH49 9172%611
CH60 064%23
CH60 228%11
CH60 533%12
CH60 6140%55
CH60 752%23
CH61 0122%42
CH61 258%21
CH61 370%23
CH61 632%12
CH61 747%22
CH61 872%34
CH61 9113%46
CH62 0111%46
CH62 1414%1533
CH62 260%25
CH62 384%37
CH62 422%13
CH62 5181%617
CH62 657%25
CH62 760%215
CH62 841%15
CH62 993%38
CH63 227%13
CH63 313%02
CH63 586%39
CH63 750%26
CH63 875%36
CH63 933%15
CH64 314%01
CH64 7107%43
CH65 1491%172
L1 061512%216054
L1 13009%106451
L1 2508%1829
L1 3877%31133
L1 43989%140757
L1 51870%66257
L1 61682%59270
L1 71153%4039
L1 81850%65129
L1 91049%3783
L10 0583%2011
L10 186%39
L10 242%12
L10 3242%98
L10 447%24
L10 7285%1015
L10 815%11
L10 9204%79
L11 0187%713
L11 1721%2568
L11 2378%1342
L11 3446%1647
L11 4449%1634
L11 5107%45
L11 6174%65
L11 7182%616
L11 8236%812
L11 9240%817
L12 083%317
L12 1113%44
L12 2104%46
L12 319%11
L12 4208%715
L12 5105%49
L12 6343%1216
L12 7146%510
L12 8125%410
L12 994%311
L13 0219%813
L13 1211%717
L13 2579%2055
L13 3136%518
L13 4112%412
L13 5149%522
L13 6119%411
L13 7254%931
L13 8348%1233
L13 9325%1124
L14 0222%829
L14 1266%915
L14 2162%613
L14 3131%512
L14 4296%1015
L14 551%26
L14 633%12
L14 7126%410
L14 8337%1222
L14 9291%1031
L15 0427%1536
L15 1211%715
L15 2270%917
L15 369%29
L15 4133%521
L15 5141%59
L15 666%26
L15 744%23
L15 8206%721
L15 9281%1011
L16 036%11
L16 137%11
L16 279%34
L16 3104%45
L16 532%11
L16 645%21
L16 721%11
L16 910%01
L17 074%37
L17 1370%1315
L17 2172%69
L17 3132%58
L17 4442%1618
L17 5705%2524
L17 685%37
L17 7129%514
L17 8356%1325
L17 973%34
L18 163%210
L18 260%23
L18 359%25
L18 459%23
L18 539%13
L18 654%24
L18 776%35
L18 892%310
L18 960%25
L19 099%37
L19 160%23
L19 293%322
L19 357%23
L19 4168%613
L19 583%34
L19 6325%1111
L19 741%11
L19 8396%1437
L19 935%13
L2 0342%1230
L2 21077%38124
L2 3539%1920
L2 4200%723
L2 51677%5988
L2 61216%43102
L2 7733%2662
L2 885%32
L2 9394%148
L20 0258%922
L20 11863%657
L20 2319%1129
L20 3327%1151
L20 4281%1079
L20 5447%1639
L20 6147%529
L20 7670%24124
L20 8572%2027
L20 9225%841
L21 0367%1342
L21 1130%514
L21 2125%44
L21 3473%178
L21 4226%810
L21 5128%55
L21 6795%2821
L21 7138%513
L21 8454%1648
L21 9176%621
L22 0141%58
L22 1297%1010
L22 255%22
L22 3159%610
L22 4102%45
L22 5167%611
L22 635%11
L22 776%32
L22 8402%1411
L22 951%22
L23 050%27
L23 1182%610
L23 279%310
L23 348%23
L23 4110%44
L23 5105%48
L23 6162%614
L23 726%12
L23 8157%510
L23 966%29
L24 0232%814
L24 1115%429
L24 2171%623
L24 3102%421
L24 6304%1110
L24 7398%1414
L24 9106%46
L25 097%316
L25 168%24
L25 2374%1349
L25 3159%612
L25 484%35
L25 5172%618
L25 627%12
L25 791%312
L25 883%37
L25 968%28
L26 0282%1017
L26 1341%1228
L26 2572%204
L26 3346%123
L26 6103%43
L26 772%36
L26 9131%525
L27 1152%57
L27 4183%62
L27 5158%64
L27 6180%65
L27 7197%79
L27 882%32
L28 0557%2013
L28 1540%1929
L28 3581%203
L28 4455%1613
L28 5764%2718
L28 6546%196
L28 7713%2512
L28 882%31
L29 14272%1506
L3 0106%42
L3 1295%1042
L3 2282%1049
L3 33026%106146
L3 4269%981
L3 5381%1394
L3 61324%46196
L3 71137%4026
L3 82360%83298
L3 9111%440
L30 0342%1219
L30 1104%420
L30 2387%1434
L30 3476%1728
L30 5358%1330
L30 6130%53
L30 7630%2251
L30 886%34
L30 953%23
L31 048%23
L31 1139%521
L31 255%25
L31 3159%69
L31 415%11
L31 549%24
L31 683%37
L31 721%12
L31 822%12
L31 948%25
L32 0382%1334
L32 181%33
L32 2150%58
L32 3274%109
L32 4336%1216
L32 51285%4530
L32 6111%414
L32 7247%921
L32 8449%1649
L32 9275%1024
L33 0440%1520
L33 1220%826
L33 2213%76
L33 5168%617
L33 6254%922
L33 7265%914
L33 8396%1412
L33 9261%920
L34 035%14
L34 1268%930
L34 278%37
L34 3266%98
L34 4157%63
L34 5914%3282
L34 6590%2133
L34 8167%66
L35 036%13
L35 159%24
L35 2230%834
L35 3271%1060
L35 488%37
L35 5465%1657
L35 6240%812
L35 7108%47
L35 835%16
L35 977%33
L36 0266%938
L36 1250%918
L36 2317%1143
L36 3476%1763
L36 4122%418
L36 5127%419
L36 6498%1755
L36 7479%1764
L36 8350%1246
L36 9224%825
L37 180%36
L37 247%26
L37 371%210
L37 4111%412
L37 657%25
L37 759%26
L37 839%12
L38 1163%61
L38 6259%92
L38 9126%43
L4 0654%2364
L4 1658%2352
L4 2659%23101
L4 3601%2170
L4 4949%33133
L4 5656%23107
L4 6295%1025
L4 7228%820
L4 8393%1431
L4 9252%940
L5 0389%1421
L5 1299%106
L5 21005%3543
L5 3650%2337
L5 4334%1216
L5 5667%2338
L5 6660%2349
L5 7457%1625
L5 8469%1627
L5 9327%1134
L6 0916%3265
L6 1788%2869
L6 2592%2144
L6 31142%4065
L6 4583%2074
L6 5386%1437
L6 6586%2150
L6 72830%9978
L6 8915%3240
L6 9818%2939
L7 0742%26124
L7 1178%65
L7 2802%2848
L7 3262%931
L7 4326%115
L7 51208%4231
L7 6382%1324
L7 7179%625
L7 8170%654
L7 9446%1626
L8 0530%19107
L8 11063%3752
L8 2189%713
L8 3506%1846
L8 4408%1445
L8 5783%2845
L8 6325%1137
L8 7550%1998
L8 8494%1765
L8 9182%614
L9 0219%828
L9 1351%1281
L9 2274%1022
L9 377%39
L9 4413%1418
L9 5252%96
L9 6372%1349
L9 794%314
L9 899%313
L9 986%320
PR8 1521%18133
PR8 266%219
PR8 368%222
PR8 443%213
PR8 692%341
PR9 0527%19197
PR9 795%331
PR9 980%333
WA10 1521%18144
WA10 2516%18128
WA10 3219%878
WA10 4256%952
WA10 559%29
WA10 6187%738
WA11 0122%457
WA11 7335%1269
WA11 837%17
WA11 9107%443
WA12 068%211
WA12 8231%844
WA12 9181%658
WA8 388%315
WA8 4298%1048
WA8 5242%916
WA9 1618%22162
WA9 2441%1583
WA9 3340%12133
WA9 4217%883
WA9 5300%11124
WN4 024%16
WN5 744%212

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 13.6k representing an increase 6.9% 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 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.

+6.9% annual change, crime is increasing

13.6k 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 May 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 →
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