Total Crime
152,461
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
+1.1%
150,863 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+0.9%
36,526 vs 36,207
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 1.1% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.8%
•
Shoplifting ↑ 13.7%
•
Drugs ↑ 7.7%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 9.9%
•
Public order ↓ 2.6%
•
Other theft ↓ 3.8%
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
|
1,490 |
+29.8%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
10,571 |
+13.7%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,159 |
+13.5%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
13,607 |
+7.7%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,412 |
+6.8%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 39.5%
|
60,217 |
+2.8%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
12,554 |
+1.2%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
840 |
-0.2%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
5,103 |
-0.9%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Public order
|
15,051 |
-2.6%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
8,063 |
-3.8%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
3,689 |
-7.4%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,958 |
-7.4%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
14,747 |
-9.9%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |