Total Crime
152,701
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Merseyside Police
Merseyside Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Merseyside Police.
Latest month: January 2026
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YoY Change
+1.4%
150,601 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-9.1%
36,207 vs 39,811
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 1.4% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 15.6%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.7%
•
Shoplifting ↑ 6.0%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 7.8%
•
Other theft ↓ 5.7%
•
Theft from the person ↓ 19.9%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Merseyside Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
13,991 |
+15.6%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 39.3%
|
60,019 |
+1.7%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
9,858 |
+6.0%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
1,503 |
+42.2%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,454 |
+18.7%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,140 |
+17.3%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
12,578 |
+0.7%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,084 |
-0.9%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Public order
|
15,482 |
-0.4%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other crime
|
3,773 |
-2.0%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
4,080 |
-3.5%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
799 |
-19.9%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
8,134 |
-5.7%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,806 |
-7.8%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |