Merseyside violent crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 44.3 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 124% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 39.7% of all crimes reported in the county. Violent crime totalled 60.6k representing an increase 2.1% year-over-year.

Merseyside violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
44.3annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
124%percentage of national crime rate100%
39.7% share of all crimes35.4%
60.6kcrimes reported2.0M
2.1%annual change0.4%

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 0133%48132
CH41 1188%67109
CH41 2246%88350
CH41 3156%56117
CH41 4159%57277
CH41 556%2091
CH41 6222%79352
CH41 7148%53165
CH41 8179%64220
CH41 9135%48174
CH42 0179%64149
CH42 1220%79239
CH42 2189%67134
CH42 3148%53103
CH42 4151%54177
CH42 5174%62146
CH42 6153%54146
CH42 7179%64112
CH42 894%3363
CH42 9117%42141
CH43 063%2271
CH43 1110%3997
CH43 256%2056
CH43 374%2684
CH43 4188%67168
CH43 592%3377
CH43 672%2634
CH43 7148%53271
CH43 868%2429
CH43 9114%41225
CH44 0228%81187
CH44 1126%4597
CH44 2130%46100
CH44 345%1631
CH44 4134%48187
CH44 5162%58207
CH44 6211%75212
CH44 7150%54157
CH44 8179%64145
CH44 9274%98253
CH45 0115%4151
CH45 1137%49105
CH45 2268%96183
CH45 367%2460
CH45 4113%40146
CH45 577%2793
CH45 686%3147
CH45 798%35107
CH45 866%2473
CH45 978%2837
CH46 081%2989
CH46 1115%41107
CH46 2167%59121
CH46 396%3441
CH46 4116%4111
CH46 541%156
CH46 686%31114
CH46 7119%43102
CH46 8115%41131
CH46 984%3066
CH47 016%65
CH47 132%118
CH47 287%3160
CH47 351%1834
CH47 449%1819
CH47 531%119
CH47 638%149
CH47 757%2015
CH47 855%205
CH47 935%139
CH48 056%2028
CH48 143%1519
CH48 29%33
CH48 328%1013
CH48 459%2136
CH48 574%2656
CH48 688%3152
CH48 770%2518
CH48 818%66
CH48 946%1620
CH49 0106%3877
CH49 131%1117
CH49 256%2048
CH49 335%1332
CH49 468%2489
CH49 592%33195
CH49 661%2255
CH49 7115%41102
CH49 8132%4798
CH49 9164%58106
CH60 076%2736
CH60 148%1724
CH60 214%55
CH60 332%1210
CH60 411%44
CH60 542%1526
CH60 644%1616
CH60 760%2135
CH60 855%2021
CH60 939%1413
CH61 060%2210
CH61 117%67
CH61 234%126
CH61 337%1316
CH61 447%1728
CH61 5103%3756
CH61 647%1730
CH61 758%2125
CH61 890%3251
CH61 954%1929
CH62 064%2335
CH62 1184%66149
CH62 273%2662
CH62 384%3071
CH62 452%1973
CH62 5124%44119
CH62 645%1640
CH62 755%20138
CH62 867%2484
CH62 9118%42104
CH63 032%1133
CH63 130%116
CH63 262%2271
CH63 352%1983
CH63 4282%101162
CH63 555%2059
CH63 657%207
CH63 787%31105
CH63 8116%4194
CH63 927%1041
CH64 132%1213
CH64 398%3571
CH64 642%1532
CH64 763%2218
CH65 1145%526
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L1 1479%171730
L1 2129%4675
L1 380%28123
L1 4599%2141155
L1 5143%51200
L1 6304%109496
L1 799%3534
L1 8138%4998
L1 9173%62139
L10 0188%6736
L10 197%35103
L10 238%1318
L10 389%3230
L10 481%2971
L10 690%3228
L10 7191%68102
L10 853%1935
L10 9110%3949
L11 095%3467
L11 1266%95255
L11 2207%74234
L11 3195%70209
L11 4165%59127
L11 586%3141
L11 685%3025
L11 7119%42106
L11 897%3450
L11 9175%62126
L12 080%29167
L12 175%2727
L12 274%2643
L12 338%1320
L12 4172%61126
L12 569%2560
L12 6148%5370
L12 7101%3670
L12 881%2966
L12 987%31104
L13 0113%4068
L13 1123%44101
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L13 3119%42159
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L15 283%3053
L15 367%2489
L15 4115%41185
L15 576%2749
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L15 784%3059
L15 8150%54155
L15 983%3033
L16 025%97
L16 133%129
L16 277%2840
L16 345%1622
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L16 671%2516
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L18 161%2299
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L18 751%1834
L18 8157%56173
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L19 191%3246
L19 289%32215
L19 365%2335
L19 4139%49109
L19 5161%5779
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L19 78%32
L19 8153%55145
L19 961%2253
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L2 2106%38124
L2 366%2425
L2 426%930
L2 5158%5684
L2 6360%129307
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L2 9160%5733
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L20 1131%475
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L21 4224%80101
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L22 194%3332
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L22 752%1914
L22 8201%7256
L22 976%2730
L23 054%1978
L23 1176%6398
L23 292%33118
L23 353%1934
L23 460%2122
L23 5103%3780
L23 654%1947
L23 756%2044
L23 831%1120
L23 9122%44169
L24 0183%65112
L24 153%19136
L24 2121%43166
L24 356%20116
L24 6167%6056
L24 7204%7373
L24 984%3048
L25 052%1988
L25 189%3253
L25 2164%59219
L25 3104%3780
L25 470%2542
L25 5123%44131
L25 654%1941
L25 791%33122
L25 876%2765
L25 995%34114
L26 0157%5696
L26 1138%49115
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L26 747%1740
L26 972%26140
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L27 256%201
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L28 3229%8212
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L29 1280%1004
L29 562%221
L29 633%122
L29 712%42
L29 9167%6010
L3 021%74
L3 139%1456
L3 244%1677
L3 3449%160220
L3 444%16135
L3 597%35243
L3 6116%41175
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L3 8172%61221
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L6 9169%6082
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L7 1143%5141
L7 2215%77131
L7 3123%44148
L7 4334%11952
L7 5276%9872
L7 6119%4376
L7 748%1768
L7 891%32293
L7 9135%4880
L8 0223%80457
L8 1201%72100
L8 2159%57111
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L8 6112%40130
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L9 0104%37135
L9 1304%109714
L9 292%3375
L9 3146%52173
L9 4275%98122
L9 5195%6947
L9 6158%56211
L9 7250%89378
L9 8107%38142
L9 966%24156
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PR8 248%17142
PR8 399%35326
PR8 478%28240
PR8 6104%37468
PR9 0163%58619
PR9 783%30276
PR9 984%30354
WA10 1190%68532
WA10 2199%71501
WA10 3114%41413
WA10 4157%56324
WA10 575%27117
WA10 6130%46267
WA11 096%34456
WA11 7137%49286
WA11 845%1685
WA11 991%32373
WA12 098%35162
WA12 8208%74403
WA12 9122%43396
WA8 372%26125
WA8 4188%67308
WA8 597%3565
WA9 1213%76568
WA9 2227%81434
WA9 3159%57631
WA9 4121%43472
WA9 5141%50592
WN4 035%1288
WN5 737%13102

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 7. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Merseyside violent crime rate compared to other counties

Violent crime totalled 60.6k representing an increase 2.1% 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.

+2.1% annual change, crime is increasing

60.6k 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 August 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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