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Criminal damage and arson in Liverpool 12 months to June 2026
9.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 5,050 criminal damage and arson offences in Liverpool in the 12 months to June 2026, down 6.2% (335) on the previous 12 months. That is 9.9 per 1,000 residents against 6.9 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Criminal damage and arson” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 507,915 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 250 500 750 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 574 offences October 2011: 811 offences November 2011: 647 offences December 2011: 507 offences January 2012: 628 offences February 2012: 616 offences March 2012: 637 offences April 2012: 608 offences May 2012: 539 offences June 2012: 515 offences July 2012: 603 offences August 2012: 530 offences September 2012: 562 offences October 2012: 761 offences November 2012: 734 offences December 2012: 474 offences January 2013: 591 offences February 2013: 662 offences March 2013: 548 offences April 2013: 608 offences May 2013: 575 offences June 2013: 553 offences July 2013: 511 offences August 2013: 527 offences September 2013: 533 offences October 2013: 586 offences November 2013: 613 offences December 2013: 572 offences January 2014: 516 offences February 2014: 457 offences March 2014: 568 offences April 2014: 555 offences May 2014: 553 offences June 2014: 436 offences July 2014: 409 offences August 2014: 484 offences September 2014: 517 offences October 2014: 625 offences November 2014: 591 offences December 2014: 453 offences January 2015: 444 offences February 2015: 449 offences March 2015: 560 offences April 2015: 572 offences May 2015: 578 offences June 2015: 485 offences July 2015: 530 offences August 2015: 505 offences September 2015: 482 offences October 2015: 683 offences November 2015: 572 offences December 2015: 475 offences January 2016: 458 offences February 2016: 468 offences March 2016: 529 offences April 2016: 523 offences May 2016: 506 offences June 2016: 513 offences July 2016: 544 offences August 2016: 554 offences September 2016: 484 offences October 2016: 772 offences November 2016: 617 offences December 2016: 517 offences January 2017: 540 offences February 2017: 575 offences March 2017: 611 offences April 2017: 571 offences May 2017: 589 offences June 2017: 582 offences July 2017: 580 offences August 2017: 564 offences September 2017: 567 offences October 2017: 745 offences November 2017: 700 offences December 2017: 485 offences January 2018: 567 offences February 2018: 528 offences March 2018: 522 offences April 2018: 544 offences May 2018: 577 offences June 2018: 504 offences July 2018: 480 offences August 2018: 550 offences September 2018: 492 offences October 2018: 609 offences November 2018: 577 offences December 2018: 452 offences January 2019: 469 offences February 2019: 499 offences March 2019: 457 offences April 2019: 525 offences May 2019: 454 offences June 2019: 442 offences July 2019: 498 offences August 2019: 487 offences September 2019: 411 offences October 2019: 595 offences November 2019: 569 offences December 2019: 445 offences January 2020: 461 offences February 2020: 522 offences March 2020: 514 offences April 2020: 293 offences May 2020: 370 offences June 2020: 444 offences July 2020: 480 offences August 2020: 552 offences September 2020: 491 offences October 2020: 501 offences November 2020: 517 offences December 2020: 435 offences January 2021: 368 offences February 2021: 352 offences March 2021: 447 offences April 2021: 488 offences May 2021: 527 offences June 2021: 485 offences July 2021: 562 offences August 2021: 497 offences September 2021: 572 offences October 2021: 615 offences November 2021: 609 offences December 2021: 458 offences January 2022: 469 offences February 2022: 490 offences March 2022: 583 offences April 2022: 510 offences May 2022: 545 offences June 2022: 528 offences July 2022: 523 offences August 2022: 493 offences September 2022: 519 offences October 2022: 558 offences November 2022: 613 offences December 2022: 447 offences January 2023: 514 offences February 2023: 515 offences March 2023: 511 offences April 2023: 500 offences May 2023: 537 offences June 2023: 490 offences July 2023: 443 offences August 2023: 495 offences September 2023: 422 offences October 2023: 449 offences November 2023: 505 offences December 2023: 451 offences January 2024: 417 offences February 2024: 394 offences March 2024: 463 offences April 2024: 468 offences May 2024: 500 offences June 2024: 465 offences July 2024: 427 offences August 2024: 484 offences September 2024: 443 offences October 2024: 510 offences November 2024: 543 offences December 2024: 385 offences January 2025: 397 offences February 2025: 377 offences March 2025: 474 offences April 2025: 429 offences May 2025: 462 offences June 2025: 454 offences July 2025: 424 offences August 2025: 434 offences September 2025: 414 offences October 2025: 519 offences November 2025: 448 offences December 2025: 407 offences January 2026: 401 offences February 2026: 385 offences March 2026: 435 offences April 2026: 410 offences May 2026: 364 offences June 2026: 409 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 0 (partial) — — June 2012 6,082 13.1 2012 June 2013 7,201 15.5 2013 June 2014 6,427 13.8 2014 June 2015 6,167 13.1 2015 June 2016 6,244 13.1 2016 June 2017 6,956 14.5 2017 June 2018 6,883 14.2 2018 June 2019 6,006 12.4 2019 June 2020 5,609 11.6 2020 June 2021 5,643 11.6 2021 June 2022 6,438 13.0 2022 June 2023 6,220 12.4 2023 June 2024 5,472 10.8 2024 June 2025 5,385 10.6 2025 June 2026 5,050 9.9 2025
What this measures Damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires set deliberately.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Liverpool Violence and sexual offences 25,364 offences 49.9per 1,000 Drugs 7,685 offences 15.1per 1,000 Public order 6,492 offences 12.8per 1,000 Shoplifting 5,327 offences 10.5per 1,000 Other theft 3,904 offences 7.7per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,729 offences 5.4per 1,000 Burglary 1,834 offences 3.6per 1,000 Other crime 1,749 offences 3.4per 1,000 Robbery 812 offences 1.6per 1,000 Possession of weapons 704 offences 1.4per 1,000 Bicycle theft 614 offences 1.2per 1,000 Theft from the person 600 offences 1.2per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by criminal damage and arson rate · All recorded crime in Liverpool