Merseyside Police/Crime in Merseyside Police

Crime in Merseyside Police

Recorded crime across Merseyside Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,428,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

11,504Crimes recorded

8.1Rate per 1,000

13 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

11,504

Crime rate per 1,000

8.1 per 1,000 people

National ranking

13 of 41 (3% above average)

Month-on-month

-4.7%

Year-on-year

+2.8% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (40.0%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202314,090 crimes

Mar 202314,858 crimes

+5.5% vs previous month

Apr 202314,518 crimes

-2.3% vs previous month

May 202315,591 crimes

+7.4% vs previous month

Jun 202315,025 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Jul 202313,825 crimes

-8.0% vs previous month

Aug 202313,741 crimes

-0.6% vs previous month

Sept 202313,566 crimes

-1.3% vs previous month

Oct 202313,449 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

Nov 202312,525 crimes

-6.9% vs previous month

Dec 202311,868 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Jan 202412,143 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

Feb 202411,475 crimes

-5.5% vs previous month

Mar 202412,470 crimes

+8.7% vs previous month

Apr 202412,559 crimes

+0.7% vs previous month

May 202413,881 crimes

+10.5% vs previous month

Jun 202412,944 crimes

-6.8% vs previous month

Jul 202413,560 crimes

+4.8% vs previous month

Aug 202412,527 crimes

-7.6% vs previous month

Sept 202412,415 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

Oct 202413,459 crimes

+8.4% vs previous month

Nov 202412,551 crimes

-6.7% vs previous month

Dec 202411,568 crimes

-7.8% vs previous month

Jan 202511,192 crimes

-3.3% vs previous month

Feb 202511,199 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Mar 202513,096 crimes

+16.9% vs previous month

Apr 202512,471 crimes

-4.8% vs previous month

May 202513,553 crimes

+8.7% vs previous month

Jun 202513,012 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

Jul 202513,352 crimes

+2.6% vs previous month

Aug 202513,517 crimes

+1.2% vs previous month

Sept 202512,722 crimes

-5.9% vs previous month

Oct 202513,572 crimes

+6.7% vs previous month

Nov 202512,637 crimes

-6.9% vs previous month

Dec 202512,066 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Jan 202611,504 crimes

-4.7% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
4,604 (40.0%)
2
Drugs
1,177 (10.2%)
3
Public order
1,069 (9.3%)
4
Anti-social behaviour
1,005 (8.7%)
5
Criminal damage and arson
929 (8.1%)
6
Shoplifting
813 (7.1%)
7
Other theft
631 (5.5%)
8
Vehicle crime
352 (3.1%)
9
Other crime
318 (2.8%)
10
Burglary
278 (2.4%)
11
Robbery
113 (1.0%)
12
Possession of weapons
97 (0.8%)
13
Bicycle theft
62 (0.5%)
14
Theft from person
56 (0.5%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	11,504	-4.7%	4,604	1,005	278	352	813	1,177	113	1,069
Dec 2025	12,066	-4.5%	4,868	972	334	477	848	1,135	125	1,024
Nov 2025	12,637	-6.9%	4,766	1,249	366	522	874	1,202	123	1,180
Oct 2025	13,572	+6.7%	5,221	1,658	393	499	841	1,091	142	1,280
Sept 2025	12,722	-5.9%	5,008	1,156	285	456	910	1,077	138	1,268
Aug 2025	13,517	+1.2%	5,378	1,291	361	414	855	1,223	148	1,481
Jul 2025	13,352	+2.6%	5,460	1,194	350	438	747	1,131	115	1,577
Jun 2025	13,012	-4.0%	5,240	1,212	317	368	817	1,231	113	1,364
May 2025	13,553	+8.7%	5,216	1,377	384	430	858	1,190	149	1,472
Apr 2025	12,471	-4.8%	4,764	1,343	329	390	777	1,173	115	1,313
Mar 2025	13,096	+16.9%	5,051	1,247	340	376	833	1,291	120	1,312
Feb 2025	11,199	+0.1%	4,443	1,102	343	362	685	1,070	102	1,142
Jan 2025	11,192	-3.3%	4,431	1,197	343	422	674	1,014	93	1,044
Dec 2024	11,568	-7.8%	4,794	1,053	383	406	627	933	116	1,048
Nov 2024	12,551	-6.7%	4,689	1,494	317	494	800	1,095	109	1,166
Oct 2024	13,459	+8.4%	4,784	1,981	356	504	779	1,077	89	1,253
Sept 2024	12,415	-0.9%	4,824	1,312	362	490	829	883	81	1,319
Aug 2024	12,527	-7.6%	4,989	1,264	372	407	860	934	72	1,365
Jul 2024	13,560	+4.8%	5,234	1,492	407	428	870	1,085	89	1,492
Jun 2024	12,944	-6.8%	5,117	1,390	371	420	722	1,011	77	1,438
May 2024	13,881	+10.5%	5,461	1,499	350	449	842	1,068	85	1,562
Apr 2024	12,559	+0.7%	4,838	1,322	304	378	822	977	91	1,346
Mar 2024	12,470	+8.7%	5,032	1,103	343	357	772	1,087	83	1,327
Feb 2024	11,475	-5.5%	4,829	945	319	377	707	939	72	1,183
Jan 2024	12,143	+2.3%	4,941	1,036	436	433	778	1,026	78	1,140
Dec 2023	11,868	-5.2%	5,019	877	469	444	589	970	90	1,141
Nov 2023	12,525	-6.9%	4,779	1,020	435	608	703	950	87	1,321
Oct 2023	13,449	-0.9%	5,048	1,558	404	853	778	820	105	1,395
Sept 2023	13,566	-1.3%	5,360	1,380	428	652	663	921	90	1,595
Aug 2023	13,741	-0.6%	5,410	1,398	448	566	699	919	95	1,654
Jul 2023	13,825	-8.0%	5,414	1,421	493	507	705	998	120	1,626
Jun 2023	15,025	-3.6%	6,161	1,518	427	497	616	894	124	2,004
May 2023	15,591	+7.4%	6,316	1,692	431	472	727	893	104	2,119
Apr 2023	14,518	-2.3%	5,672	1,491	462	516	711	864	95	2,129
Mar 2023	14,858	+5.5%	5,920	1,105	486	568	757	1,057	130	1,970
Feb 2023	14,090	—	5,524	1,085	478	624	697	857	96	2,024