Total Crime
152,013
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: June 2026
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YoY Change
+0.9%
150,603 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+6.6%
38,263 vs 35,884
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 0.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.1%
•
Shoplifting ↑ 15.0%
•
Drugs ↑ 3.2%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 6.0%
•
Public order ↓ 4.7%
•
Burglary ↓ 9.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbery
|
1,468 |
+17.6%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
10,821 |
+15.0%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,451 |
+7.0%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,123 |
+6.7%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
13,387 |
+3.2%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 39.6%
|
60,245 |
+3.1%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,077 |
0.0%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
12,300 |
-1.2%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
831 |
-1.3%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
8,011 |
-2.7%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
3,755 |
-3.4%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
14,576 |
-4.7%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,102 |
-6.0%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,866 |
-9.1%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |