Merseyside violent crime statistics

As of March 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 44.1 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 124% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 39.4% of all crimes reported in the county. Violent crime totalled 60.3k representing an increase 1.9% year-over-year.

Merseyside violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
44.1annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.4
124%ratio of national crime rate100%
39.4% share of all crimes35.3%
60.3kcrimes reported2.0M
1.9%annual change1.6%

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 0178%63175
CH41 1151%5387
CH41 2251%89354
CH41 3183%65136
CH41 4163%58282
CH41 551%1882
CH41 6200%71315
CH41 7116%41128
CH41 8199%71243
CH41 9135%48172
CH42 0197%70163
CH42 1223%79240
CH42 2179%63126
CH42 3159%56110
CH42 4133%47155
CH42 5192%68160
CH42 6150%53143
CH42 7211%75131
CH42 858%2139
CH42 9144%51172
CH43 068%2476
CH43 1128%45112
CH43 244%1644
CH43 368%2477
CH43 4203%72180
CH43 5115%4195
CH43 664%2330
CH43 7145%52264
CH43 888%3137
CH43 9108%38211
CH44 0194%69158
CH44 1146%52112
CH44 2139%49106
CH44 346%1631
CH44 4126%45175
CH44 5133%47169
CH44 6186%66186
CH44 7182%65189
CH44 8159%56128
CH44 9250%89230
CH45 093%3341
CH45 1131%47100
CH45 2291%103197
CH45 363%2256
CH45 4127%45163
CH45 585%30102
CH45 646%1625
CH45 7116%41126
CH45 879%2886
CH45 962%2229
CH46 092%33101
CH46 1140%50130
CH46 2172%61124
CH46 3118%4250
CH46 464%236
CH46 555%208
CH46 690%32118
CH46 7118%42100
CH46 8113%40128
CH46 9111%3987
CH47 03%11
CH47 136%139
CH47 273%2650
CH47 361%2140
CH47 439%1415
CH47 535%1210
CH47 638%149
CH47 734%129
CH47 888%318
CH47 928%107
CH48 060%2130
CH48 136%1316
CH48 26%22
CH48 328%1013
CH48 451%1831
CH48 570%2553
CH48 678%2846
CH48 723%86
CH48 815%55
CH48 940%1417
CH49 0116%4184
CH49 132%1117
CH49 257%2049
CH49 351%1846
CH49 450%1865
CH49 5106%38222
CH49 664%2357
CH49 7140%50123
CH49 8136%48100
CH49 9163%58105
CH60 065%2331
CH60 149%1724
CH60 211%44
CH60 339%1412
CH60 46%22
CH60 547%1729
CH60 628%1010
CH60 769%2440
CH60 824%89
CH60 940%1413
CH61 061%2210
CH61 122%89
CH61 228%105
CH61 332%1114
CH61 447%1728
CH61 598%3553
CH61 652%1833
CH61 735%1215
CH61 896%3454
CH61 963%2234
CH62 053%1929
CH62 1174%62140
CH62 270%2559
CH62 385%3072
CH62 462%2287
CH62 5136%48129
CH62 642%1537
CH62 753%19133
CH62 855%1968
CH62 9133%47116
CH63 032%1133
CH63 125%95
CH63 266%2375
CH63 348%1776
CH63 4191%68109
CH63 546%1649
CH63 633%124
CH63 793%33112
CH63 891%3273
CH63 922%834
CH64 128%1011
CH64 3121%4387
CH64 634%1226
CH64 763%2218
CH65 1146%526
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L1 7111%3938
L1 8172%61121
L1 9146%52117
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L10 178%2882
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L10 381%2927
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L12 1117%4242
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L12 338%1320
L12 4157%56114
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L9 7227%81342
L9 8108%38143
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WA10 2212%75532
WA10 3125%44448
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WA10 567%24104
WA10 6127%45260
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WA11 7139%49289
WA11 851%1897
WA11 998%35400
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WA12 8199%71383
WA12 9149%53482
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WA8 4175%62285
WA8 5116%4177
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WA9 2229%81434
WA9 3146%52576
WA9 4126%45487
WA9 5132%47553
WN4 040%14101
WN5 735%1297

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 5. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Merseyside violent crime rate compared to other counties

Violent crime totalled 60.3k representing an increase 1.9% 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 March 2025 - February 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.

+1.9% annual change, crime is increasing

60.3k 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 February 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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