Recorded crime rate in Merseyside
Police recorded 93.1 offences per 1,000 residents in Merseyside (North West) in the year ending December 2025, based on official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics (137,405 recorded offences across a population of 1,475,541). That is 12% above the England-and-Wales average of 83.4 per 1,000 for the same period.
These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending — they are context, not a measure of how safe an area is, and say nothing about its residents.
- Recorded crime / 1,000
- 93.1
- Recorded offences
- 137,405
- vs England & Wales
- +12%
Recorded crime by offence group
Rate per 1,000 residents, year ending December 2025.
| Offence group | Rate / 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 37.4 |
| Residential burglary | 2.0 |
| Vehicle offences | 3.5 |
| Robbery | 1.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.5 |
Note: anti-social behaviour is an incident category, not a notifiable recorded offence, so it is not included. Fraud is recorded centrally rather than by area and is excluded from these totals.
Other Police Force Areas in North West
Frequently asked questions
- What is the recorded crime rate in Merseyside?
- Merseyside police recorded 93.1 offences per 1,000 residents in the year ending December 2025 (137,405 recorded offences across a population of 1,475,541), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics.
- How does the crime rate in Merseyside compare with England and Wales?
- Merseyside's recorded-crime rate of 93.1 per 1,000 is 12% above the England-and-Wales average of 83.4 per 1,000 for the same period. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, so they are context rather than a measure of how safe a place is.
- How much violence against the person is recorded in Merseyside?
- Police recorded 37.4 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Merseyside in the year ending December 2025 (official Home Office statistics).
- What is the residential burglary rate in Merseyside?
- Merseyside recorded 2.0 residential burglary offences per 1,000 residents in the year ending December 2025 (official Home Office statistics).
- Where does this Merseyside crime data come from?
- These are official recorded-crime statistics: counts come from the Home Office police-recorded-crime open data for Merseyside, and the rate per 1,000 uses the ONS mid-2024 population estimate for the same Police Force Area. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally, not by area) and cover the year ending December 2025. They are published under the Open Government Licence and presented as neutral context only.
Reference period: year ending December 2025 (population: ONS mid-2024). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime (PFA) + ONS mid-2024 PFA population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.