Merseyside violent crime statistics

As of August 2026, the annual crime rate in Merseyside county stands at 44.5 crimes per 1000 people. Merseyside's current crime levels are at 125% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 39.8% of all crimes reported in the county. Violent crime totalled 60.9k representing an increase 3.2% year-over-year.

Merseyside violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Merseyside countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
44.5annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
125%ratio of national crime rate100%
39.8% share of all crimes35.5%
60.9kcrimes reported2.0M
3.2%annual change1.1%

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 0139%50138
CH41 1182%65106
CH41 2249%89354
CH41 3168%60126
CH41 4164%58286
CH41 560%2197
CH41 6220%79349
CH41 7142%51159
CH41 8185%66227
CH41 9145%52186
CH42 0192%69160
CH42 1221%79240
CH42 2180%64128
CH42 3143%51100
CH42 4141%50166
CH42 5177%63149
CH42 6157%56151
CH42 7183%66115
CH42 888%3159
CH42 9120%43145
CH43 068%2477
CH43 1110%3997
CH43 254%1954
CH43 374%2684
CH43 4191%68171
CH43 597%3581
CH43 671%2634
CH43 7146%52268
CH43 880%2934
CH43 9111%40219
CH44 0216%77177
CH44 1129%46100
CH44 2136%49105
CH44 344%1630
CH44 4139%50194
CH44 5155%55199
CH44 6216%77218
CH44 7152%54159
CH44 8179%64145
CH44 9261%93242
CH45 0117%4252
CH45 1131%47101
CH45 2278%99190
CH45 365%2359
CH45 4114%41148
CH45 575%2791
CH45 682%2945
CH45 799%35108
CH45 870%2577
CH45 974%2635
CH46 086%3195
CH46 1113%40105
CH46 2175%62127
CH46 3108%3946
CH46 484%308
CH46 548%177
CH46 688%31116
CH46 7123%44105
CH46 8112%40128
CH46 991%3372
CH47 016%65
CH47 132%118
CH47 287%3160
CH47 365%2343
CH47 452%1920
CH47 524%97
CH47 638%149
CH47 749%1813
CH47 855%205
CH47 931%118
CH48 060%2130
CH48 145%1620
CH48 29%33
CH48 328%1013
CH48 452%1932
CH48 567%2451
CH48 695%3456
CH48 750%1813
CH48 817%66
CH48 946%1620
CH49 0111%4081
CH49 131%1117
CH49 257%2049
CH49 360%2154
CH49 468%2489
CH49 590%32190
CH49 659%2153
CH49 7115%41102
CH49 8128%4695
CH49 9153%5599
CH60 077%2837
CH60 150%1825
CH60 216%66
CH60 336%1311
CH60 48%33
CH60 548%1730
CH60 636%1313
CH60 760%2135
CH60 855%2021
CH60 948%1716
CH61 060%2210
CH61 119%78
CH61 240%147
CH61 341%1518
CH61 447%1728
CH61 5101%3655
CH61 651%1833
CH61 756%2024
CH61 886%3149
CH61 957%2031
CH62 064%2335
CH62 1174%62141
CH62 272%2661
CH62 387%3174
CH62 454%1976
CH62 5125%45120
CH62 646%1741
CH62 755%20138
CH62 861%2276
CH62 9123%44108
CH63 034%1235
CH63 130%116
CH63 260%2169
CH63 356%2089
CH63 4245%88141
CH63 554%1958
CH63 656%207
CH63 787%31106
CH63 8106%3886
CH63 929%1045
CH64 132%1213
CH64 3106%3877
CH64 639%1430
CH64 766%2419
CH65 1193%698
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L1 1484%173739
L1 2119%4269
L1 379%28122
L1 4590%2111139
L1 5146%52204
L1 6305%109498
L1 787%3130
L1 8139%5099
L1 9171%61138
L10 0167%6032
L10 191%3397
L10 238%1318
L10 392%3331
L10 489%3278
L10 693%3329
L10 7191%68102
L10 853%1935
L10 9105%3747
L11 092%3365
L11 1273%98262
L11 2212%76240
L11 3187%67201
L11 4174%62134
L11 595%3445
L11 689%3226
L11 7121%43108
L11 8100%3652
L11 9179%64129
L12 085%30177
L12 175%2727
L12 277%2845
L12 341%1522
L12 4171%61125
L12 571%2562
L12 6150%5371
L12 788%3161
L12 884%3068
L12 989%32106
L13 0117%4271
L13 1129%46106
L13 2135%48130
L13 3122%44164
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L13 5130%47196
L13 6123%44116
L13 7179%64222
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L13 9105%3879
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L15 283%3053
L15 366%2487
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L15 576%2749
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L15 8153%55158
L15 990%3236
L16 021%86
L16 133%129
L16 271%2537
L16 343%1521
L16 438%149
L16 543%1614
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L16 849%1814
L16 914%514
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L17 1133%4855
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L17 572%2625
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L17 8229%82164
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L18 159%2195
L18 235%1318
L18 346%1740
L18 442%1522
L18 586%3167
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L18 752%1935
L18 8136%48150
L18 962%2253
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L19 187%3144
L19 287%31211
L19 359%2132
L19 4138%49109
L19 5146%5272
L19 6203%7370
L19 712%43
L19 8161%58153
L19 961%2253
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L2 296%34112
L2 371%2627
L2 429%1034
L2 5142%5176
L2 6353%126301
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L2 8100%3624
L2 9165%5934
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L20 1131%475
L20 2240%86222
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L21 4231%82104
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L21 8211%75227
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L22 0105%3861
L22 182%2928
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L22 362%2240
L22 4123%4461
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L22 6115%4133
L22 752%1914
L22 8208%7458
L22 978%2831
L23 053%1976
L23 1154%5586
L23 290%32115
L23 353%1934
L23 468%2425
L23 5102%3679
L23 653%1947
L23 757%2045
L23 828%1018
L23 9124%44172
L24 0186%66114
L24 155%20142
L24 2127%45174
L24 357%20118
L24 6173%6258
L24 7215%7777
L24 982%2947
L25 055%2093
L25 179%2847
L25 2151%54201
L25 3105%3881
L25 473%2644
L25 5122%44130
L25 655%2042
L25 796%34128
L25 874%2663
L25 997%35117
L26 0156%5696
L26 1139%50116
L26 2267%9519
L26 3113%4010
L26 6128%4638
L26 752%1844
L26 975%27145
L27 0112%402
L27 1107%3850
L27 256%201
L27 3127%451
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L27 589%3223
L27 6142%5140
L27 7164%5976
L27 8190%6847
L28 0164%5939
L28 1161%5888
L28 3228%8212
L28 4141%5041
L28 5246%8859
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L28 7263%9445
L28 8129%4616
L29 1350%1255
L29 562%221
L29 633%122
L29 76%21
L29 9167%6010
L3 021%74
L3 143%1562
L3 245%1680
L3 3454%162223
L3 445%16137
L3 596%34240
L3 6113%40170
L3 7374%13487
L3 8170%61218
L3 925%991
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L30 2253%90226
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L30 793%3377
L30 876%2736
L30 964%2337
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L31 262%2257
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L31 574%2662
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L34 6137%4978
L34 78%31
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L37 132%1124
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L37 455%1960
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L5 3162%5894
L5 486%3142
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L5 8157%5692
L5 9119%43126
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L6 1181%65161
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L6 8231%83103
L6 9171%6183
L7 0233%83396
L7 1129%4637
L7 2223%80136
L7 3124%44149
L7 4307%11048
L7 5276%9872
L7 6117%4275
L7 747%1767
L7 890%32293
L7 9126%4575
L8 0219%78450
L8 1221%79110
L8 2150%54105
L8 3217%78201
L8 4114%41128
L8 5178%64104
L8 6123%44142
L8 7128%46233
L8 8170%61228
L8 9212%76166
L9 099%35128
L9 1313%112735
L9 291%3274
L9 3154%55183
L9 4273%97121
L9 5198%7148
L9 6158%57212
L9 7247%88374
L9 8118%42158
L9 966%23155
PR8 1180%64467
PR8 247%17139
PR8 398%35326
PR8 479%28241
PR8 6104%37470
PR9 0170%61648
PR9 785%30281
PR9 989%32376
WA10 1188%67528
WA10 2201%72507
WA10 3118%42427
WA10 4156%56322
WA10 571%25111
WA10 6130%47269
WA11 095%34450
WA11 7143%51300
WA11 848%1792
WA11 991%32373
WA12 096%34159
WA12 8208%74402
WA12 9133%48434
WA8 380%29140
WA8 4185%66303
WA8 5106%3871
WA9 1216%77575
WA9 2221%79423
WA9 3156%56623
WA9 4123%44478
WA9 5134%48564
WN4 037%1393
WN5 737%13104

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Merseyside county has the 6. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Merseyside violent crime rate rank

Merseyside violent crime rate compared to other counties

Violent crime totalled 60.9k representing an increase 3.2% 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 August 2025 - July 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.

+3.2% annual change, crime is increasing

60.9k 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 July 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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