Total Crime
152,786
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: March 2026
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YoY Change
+1.2%
150,951 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-6.2%
35,884 vs 38,275
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 1.2% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.7%
•
Drugs ↑ 10.6%
•
Shoplifting ↑ 11.2%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 9.5%
•
Other theft ↓ 6.0%
•
Burglary ↓ 6.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 39.4%
|
60,222 |
+2.7%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
15,253 |
-1.5%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,802 |
-9.5%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
13,758 |
+10.6%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
12,564 |
+0.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Shoplifting
|
10,390 |
+11.2%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other theft
|
8,055 |
-6.0%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,064 |
-1.4%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,976 |
-6.4%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
3,773 |
-4.6%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,494 |
+32.9%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,441 |
+14.3%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,164 |
+16.5%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
830 |
-8.9%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |