Local authority · Merseyside Police
Recorded crime in St. Helens
12 months to June 2026
93.9recorded offences per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 17,833 offences in St. Helens in the 12 months to June 2026, down 0.1% (23) on the previous 12 months. That is 93.9 per 1,000 residents against 97.4 for England and Wales.
- Home Office · data.police.uk
- street-level crime archive
- local authority via LSOA lookup
- population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 189,890
Since 2011
The chart as a table
| Period | Recorded offences per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|
| Year to June 2012 | 95.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2013 | 89.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2014 | 96 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2015 | 106.3 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2016 | 106.3 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2017 | 118.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2018 | 114.9 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2019 | 110.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2020 | 118.5 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2021 | 122.2 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2022 | 132.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2023 | 120.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2024 | 101.3 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2025 | 94 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2026 | 93.9 per 1,000 residents |
Monthly trend
The chart as a table
| Period | Monthly recorded crime |
|---|---|
| December 2010 | 1,208 offences |
| January 2011 | 1,281 offences |
| February 2011 | 1,292 offences |
| March 2011 | 1,549 offences |
| April 2011 | 1,619 offences |
| May 2011 | 1,484 offences |
| June 2011 | 1,487 offences |
| July 2011 | 1,479 offences |
| August 2011 | 1,598 offences |
| September 2011 | 1,427 offences |
| October 2011 | 1,506 offences |
| November 2011 | 1,345 offences |
| December 2011 | 1,297 offences |
| January 2012 | 1,309 offences |
| February 2012 | 1,178 offences |
| March 2012 | 1,443 offences |
| April 2012 | 1,349 offences |
| May 2012 | 1,623 offences |
| June 2012 | 1,333 offences |
| July 2012 | 1,392 offences |
| August 2012 | 1,500 offences |
| September 2012 | 1,273 offences |
| October 2012 | 1,448 offences |
| November 2012 | 1,301 offences |
| December 2012 | 1,168 offences |
| January 2013 | 1,343 offences |
| February 2013 | 1,195 offences |
| March 2013 | 1,400 offences |
| April 2013 | 1,325 offences |
| May 2013 | 1,282 offences |
| June 2013 | 1,221 offences |
| July 2013 | 1,397 offences |
| August 2013 | 1,394 offences |
| September 2013 | 1,209 offences |
| October 2013 | 1,528 offences |
| November 2013 | 1,408 offences |
| December 2013 | 1,302 offences |
| January 2014 | 1,425 offences |
| February 2014 | 1,420 offences |
| March 2014 | 1,529 offences |
| April 2014 | 1,453 offences |
| May 2014 | 1,531 offences |
| June 2014 | 1,477 offences |
| July 2014 | 1,588 offences |
| August 2014 | 1,505 offences |
| September 2014 | 1,749 offences |
| October 2014 | 1,855 offences |
| November 2014 | 1,709 offences |
| December 2014 | 1,432 offences |
| January 2015 | 1,392 offences |
| February 2015 | 1,341 offences |
| March 2015 | 1,517 offences |
| April 2015 | 1,559 offences |
| May 2015 | 1,599 offences |
| June 2015 | 1,709 offences |
| July 2015 | 1,649 offences |
| August 2015 | 1,776 offences |
| September 2015 | 1,567 offences |
| October 2015 | 1,919 offences |
| November 2015 | 1,387 offences |
| December 2015 | 1,362 offences |
| January 2016 | 1,296 offences |
| February 2016 | 1,347 offences |
| March 2016 | 1,649 offences |
| April 2016 | 1,695 offences |
| May 2016 | 1,729 offences |
| June 2016 | 1,679 offences |
| July 2016 | 1,883 offences |
| August 2016 | 2,040 offences |
| September 2016 | 1,747 offences |
| October 2016 | 2,109 offences |
| November 2016 | 1,586 offences |
| December 2016 | 1,694 offences |
| January 2017 | 1,668 offences |
| February 2017 | 1,514 offences |
| March 2017 | 1,757 offences |
| April 2017 | 1,830 offences |
| May 2017 | 1,730 offences |
| June 2017 | 1,829 offences |
| July 2017 | 1,958 offences |
| August 2017 | 1,744 offences |
| September 2017 | 1,690 offences |
| October 2017 | 1,846 offences |
| November 2017 | 1,712 offences |
| December 2017 | 1,628 offences |
| January 2018 | 1,667 offences |
| February 2018 | 1,482 offences |
| March 2018 | 1,554 offences |
| April 2018 | 1,745 offences |
| May 2018 | 1,981 offences |
| June 2018 | 1,785 offences |
| July 2018 | 1,926 offences |
| August 2018 | 1,761 offences |
| September 2018 | 1,607 offences |
| October 2018 | 1,788 offences |
| November 2018 | 1,613 offences |
| December 2018 | 1,577 offences |
| January 2019 | 1,602 offences |
| February 2019 | 1,401 offences |
| March 2019 | 1,622 offences |
| April 2019 | 1,744 offences |
| May 2019 | 1,757 offences |
| June 2019 | 1,637 offences |
| July 2019 | 1,755 offences |
| August 2019 | 1,874 offences |
| September 2019 | 1,742 offences |
| October 2019 | 2,003 offences |
| November 2019 | 1,813 offences |
| December 2019 | 1,615 offences |
| January 2020 | 1,649 offences |
| February 2020 | 1,740 offences |
| March 2020 | 1,658 offences |
| April 2020 | 1,872 offences |
| May 2020 | 2,036 offences |
| June 2020 | 1,820 offences |
| July 2020 | 1,826 offences |
| August 2020 | 1,988 offences |
| September 2020 | 1,859 offences |
| October 2020 | 1,996 offences |
| November 2020 | 1,814 offences |
| December 2020 | 1,760 offences |
| January 2021 | 1,614 offences |
| February 2021 | 1,574 offences |
| March 2021 | 2,021 offences |
| April 2021 | 1,940 offences |
| May 2021 | 2,021 offences |
| June 2021 | 1,991 offences |
| July 2021 | 2,179 offences |
| August 2021 | 1,994 offences |
| September 2021 | 2,131 offences |
| October 2021 | 2,080 offences |
| November 2021 | 1,927 offences |
| December 2021 | 1,850 offences |
| January 2022 | 1,993 offences |
| February 2022 | 1,888 offences |
| March 2022 | 2,154 offences |
| April 2022 | 2,051 offences |
| May 2022 | 2,117 offences |
| June 2022 | 2,063 offences |
| July 2022 | 1,946 offences |
| August 2022 | 2,005 offences |
| September 2022 | 1,944 offences |
| October 2022 | 1,963 offences |
| November 2022 | 1,884 offences |
| December 2022 | 1,634 offences |
| January 2023 | 1,773 offences |
| February 2023 | 1,738 offences |
| March 2023 | 1,831 offences |
| April 2023 | 1,887 offences |
| May 2023 | 1,975 offences |
| June 2023 | 1,899 offences |
| July 2023 | 1,793 offences |
| August 2023 | 1,676 offences |
| September 2023 | 1,632 offences |
| October 2023 | 1,631 offences |
| November 2023 | 1,555 offences |
| December 2023 | 1,512 offences |
| January 2024 | 1,542 offences |
| February 2024 | 1,447 offences |
| March 2024 | 1,542 offences |
| April 2024 | 1,521 offences |
| May 2024 | 1,756 offences |
| June 2024 | 1,485 offences |
| July 2024 | 1,619 offences |
| August 2024 | 1,506 offences |
| September 2024 | 1,427 offences |
| October 2024 | 1,607 offences |
| November 2024 | 1,503 offences |
| December 2024 | 1,277 offences |
| January 2025 | 1,340 offences |
| February 2025 | 1,335 offences |
| March 2025 | 1,600 offences |
| April 2025 | 1,521 offences |
| May 2025 | 1,577 offences |
| June 2025 | 1,544 offences |
| July 2025 | 1,541 offences |
| August 2025 | 1,619 offences |
| September 2025 | 1,581 offences |
| October 2025 | 1,626 offences |
| November 2025 | 1,429 offences |
| December 2025 | 1,363 offences |
| January 2026 | 1,290 offences |
| February 2026 | 1,226 offences |
| March 2026 | 1,656 offences |
| April 2026 | 1,490 offences |
| May 2026 | 1,414 offences |
| June 2026 | 1,598 offences |
Official figures for this area
Published in the official force-area tables. These are the figures to cite; archive-based numbers above are built from street-level records and may differ.
| Series | Latest | A year earlier | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum seekers supported in each council area2026 Q2 · people | 560 | 48 | Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 2,490 | — | Census 2011 KS204EW (Nomis, first released 30 January 2013) |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 17 | — | Census 2021 TS004 (Nomis, first released 2 November 2022) |
| Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 10 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 133 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 172 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 171,877 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 2,579 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 46,804 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 24 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 35 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 416 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 8,655 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 tenure by country of birthCensus 2021 · households | 63 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupCensus 2021 · households | 14 | — | Census 2021 |
| Outstanding council borrowing2026 Q2 · £ million | 18 | 18 | Q1 2026-27 |
| Council spending on servicesYear ending March 2025 · £ million | 175 | 6 | Outturn 2017-18 to 2024-25 (v3.2) |
| Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · £ a year | 2,136 | — | 2026-27 |
| Dwellings on the Council Tax valuation listsYear ending March 2025 · dwellings | 3,810 | — | 2025, as at 31 March 2025 |
| Households assessed as owed a homelessness duty2026 Q1 · households | 101 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Households in temporary accommodation2026 Q1 · households | 0 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Deprivation domains: average score by district2025 · score | 28 | — | IoD2025 (v2) |
| Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · percent | 6 | 10 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · £ a month | 590 | 842 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| People resettled in each council area2020 Q1 · people | 7 | 18 | Resettlement by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
The chart as a table
| Period | Asylum seekers supported in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 2 people |
| 2014 Q2 | 2 people |
| 2014 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2014 Q4 | 3 people |
| 2015 Q1 | 3 people |
| 2015 Q2 | 5 people |
| 2015 Q3 | 5 people |
| 2015 Q4 | 4 people |
| 2016 Q1 | 5 people |
| 2016 Q2 | 66 people |
| 2016 Q3 | 86 people |
| 2016 Q4 | 2 people |
| 2017 Q1 | 113 people |
| 2017 Q2 | 107 people |
| 2017 Q3 | 106 people |
| 2017 Q4 | 108 people |
| 2018 Q1 | 110 people |
| 2018 Q2 | 116 people |
| 2018 Q3 | 131 people |
| 2018 Q4 | 154 people |
| 2019 Q1 | 175 people |
| 2019 Q2 | 1 people |
| 2019 Q3 | 179 people |
| 2019 Q4 | 185 people |
| 2020 Q1 | 170 people |
| 2020 Q2 | 182 people |
| 2020 Q3 | 174 people |
| 2020 Q4 | 175 people |
| 2021 Q1 | 178 people |
| 2021 Q2 | 201 people |
| 2021 Q3 | 233 people |
| 2021 Q4 | 269 people |
| 2022 Q1 | 314 people |
| 2022 Q2 | 323 people |
| 2022 Q3 | 314 people |
| 2022 Q4 | 312 people |
| 2023 Q1 | 314 people |
| 2023 Q2 | 1 people |
| 2023 Q3 | 468 people |
| 2023 Q4 | 135 people |
| 2024 Q1 | 505 people |
| 2024 Q2 | 51 people |
| 2024 Q3 | 574 people |
| 2024 Q4 | 582 people |
| 2025 Q1 | 45 people |
| 2025 Q2 | 48 people |
| 2025 Q3 | 95 people |
| 2025 Q4 | 86 people |
| 2026 Q1 | 576 people |
| 2026 Q2 | 560 people |
The chart as a table
| Period | Outstanding council borrowing by lender |
|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | £89.3m |
| 2011 Q1 | £5m |
| 2012 Q1 | £25m |
| 2013 Q1 | £68.8m |
| 2014 Q1 | £25m |
| 2015 Q1 | £25m |
| 2016 Q1 | £25m |
| 2017 Q1 | £25m |
| 2018 Q1 | £25m |
| 2019 Q1 | £25m |
| 2020 Q1 | £23m |
| 2020 Q2 | £23m |
| 2020 Q3 | £23m |
| 2020 Q4 | £23m |
| 2021 Q1 | £23m |
| 2021 Q2 | £23m |
| 2021 Q3 | £23m |
| 2021 Q4 | £23m |
| 2022 Q1 | £23m |
| 2022 Q2 | £23m |
| 2022 Q3 | £23m |
| 2022 Q4 | £23m |
| 2023 Q1 | £23m |
| 2023 Q2 | £23m |
| 2023 Q3 | £23m |
| 2023 Q4 | £23m |
| 2024 Q1 | £18m |
| 2024 Q2 | £18m |
| 2024 Q3 | £18m |
| 2024 Q4 | £18m |
| 2025 Q1 | £18m |
| 2025 Q2 | £18m |
| 2025 Q3 | £18m |
| 2025 Q4 | £18m |
| 2026 Q1 | £18m |
| 2026 Q2 | £18m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Council spending by service |
|---|---|
| Year ending March 2018 | £137.5m |
| Year ending March 2019 | £134.9m |
| Year ending March 2020 | £140.8m |
| Year ending March 2021 | £145.3m |
| Year ending March 2022 | £148.3m |
| Year ending March 2023 | £152.3m |
| Year ending March 2024 | £5.6m |
| Year ending March 2025 | £175.5m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Private rent annual change |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | 5% |
| February 2016 | 5.3% |
| March 2016 | 5% |
| April 2016 | 4.9% |
| May 2016 | 5% |
| June 2016 | 4.9% |
| July 2016 | 5% |
| August 2016 | 4% |
| September 2016 | 3.3% |
| October 2016 | 2.6% |
| November 2016 | 2.8% |
| December 2016 | 2.7% |
| January 2017 | 2.1% |
| February 2017 | 2.5% |
| March 2017 | 2.2% |
| April 2017 | 2.3% |
| May 2017 | 2.6% |
| June 2017 | 2.2% |
| July 2017 | 2.2% |
| August 2017 | 2% |
| September 2017 | 1.8% |
| October 2017 | 2.1% |
| November 2017 | 1.6% |
| December 2017 | 1.6% |
| January 2018 | 2.1% |
| February 2018 | 1.6% |
| March 2018 | 1.5% |
| April 2018 | 1% |
| May 2018 | 0.9% |
| June 2018 | 0.8% |
| July 2018 | 1.4% |
| August 2018 | 0.9% |
| September 2018 | 1.3% |
| October 2018 | 1.4% |
| November 2018 | 1.4% |
| December 2018 | 1.4% |
| January 2019 | 1.4% |
| February 2019 | 1.1% |
| March 2019 | 1.2% |
| April 2019 | 0.9% |
| May 2019 | 0.9% |
| June 2019 | 1.1% |
| July 2019 | 0.7% |
| August 2019 | 1% |
| September 2019 | 0.9% |
| October 2019 | 0.8% |
| November 2019 | 0.7% |
| December 2019 | 0.7% |
| January 2020 | 0.8% |
| February 2020 | 1.2% |
| March 2020 | 0.2% |
| April 2020 | 0.9% |
| May 2020 | 0.9% |
| June 2020 | 0.9% |
| July 2020 | 0.8% |
| August 2020 | 0.9% |
| September 2020 | 1.4% |
| October 2020 | 1.5% |
| November 2020 | 1.9% |
| December 2020 | 2.5% |
| January 2021 | 2.7% |
| February 2021 | 3% |
| March 2021 | 3.5% |
| April 2021 | 4.1% |
| May 2021 | 4.5% |
| June 2021 | 4.9% |
| July 2021 | 5.2% |
| August 2021 | 5.5% |
| September 2021 | 5.6% |
| October 2021 | 5.4% |
| November 2021 | 5.1% |
| December 2021 | 5.2% |
| January 2022 | 5.3% |
| February 2022 | 4.4% |
| March 2022 | 6.4% |
| April 2022 | 5.1% |
| May 2022 | 5.2% |
| June 2022 | 5.2% |
| July 2022 | 5.6% |
| August 2022 | 5.9% |
| September 2022 | 6.4% |
| October 2022 | 6.8% |
| November 2022 | 7.9% |
| December 2022 | 7.2% |
| January 2023 | 7.4% |
| February 2023 | 7.4% |
| March 2023 | 7.3% |
| April 2023 | 7.4% |
| May 2023 | 7.3% |
| June 2023 | 7.6% |
| July 2023 | 7.6% |
| August 2023 | 7.9% |
| September 2023 | 7.4% |
| October 2023 | 7.1% |
| November 2023 | 6.5% |
| December 2023 | 6.5% |
| January 2024 | 6.5% |
| February 2024 | 6.6% |
| March 2024 | 7% |
| April 2024 | 7.3% |
| May 2024 | 7.8% |
| June 2024 | 8% |
| July 2024 | 8.2% |
| August 2024 | 8.6% |
| September 2024 | 9% |
| October 2024 | 9.6% |
| November 2024 | 10.3% |
| December 2024 | 11.2% |
| January 2025 | 12.2% |
| February 2025 | 12.1% |
| March 2025 | 11.7% |
| April 2025 | 11% |
| May 2025 | 10.4% |
| June 2025 | 10.1% |
| July 2025 | 9.6% |
| August 2025 | 9.6% |
| September 2025 | 9% |
| October 2025 | 8.2% |
| November 2025 | 7.4% |
| December 2025 | 6.5% |
| January 2026 | 5.4% |
| February 2026 | 5.1% |
| March 2026 | 5% |
| April 2026 | 5.6% |
| May 2026 | 5.9% |
| June 2026 | 6.3% |
| July 2026 | 6.3% |
The chart as a table
| Period | Average private rent a month |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | £344 |
| February 2015 | £345 |
| March 2015 | £346 |
| April 2015 | £346 |
| May 2015 | £348 |
| June 2015 | £349 |
| July 2015 | £351 |
| August 2015 | £353 |
| September 2015 | £356 |
| October 2015 | £359 |
| November 2015 | £360 |
| December 2015 | £361 |
| January 2016 | £362 |
| February 2016 | £457 |
| March 2016 | £364 |
| April 2016 | £364 |
| May 2016 | £365 |
| June 2016 | £366 |
| July 2016 | £366 |
| August 2016 | £367 |
| September 2016 | £368 |
| October 2016 | £369 |
| November 2016 | £370 |
| December 2016 | £370 |
| January 2017 | £370 |
| February 2017 | £371 |
| March 2017 | £372 |
| April 2017 | £373 |
| May 2017 | £373 |
| June 2017 | £375 |
| July 2017 | £577 |
| August 2017 | £471 |
| September 2017 | £866 |
| October 2017 | £866 |
| November 2017 | £867 |
| December 2017 | £868 |
| January 2018 | £868 |
| February 2018 | £870 |
| March 2018 | £474 |
| April 2018 | £475 |
| May 2018 | £475 |
| June 2018 | £475 |
| July 2018 | £476 |
| August 2018 | £476 |
| September 2018 | £477 |
| October 2018 | £477 |
| November 2018 | £478 |
| December 2018 | £382 |
| January 2019 | £382 |
| February 2019 | £479 |
| March 2019 | £479 |
| April 2019 | £479 |
| May 2019 | £589 |
| June 2019 | £384 |
| July 2019 | £385 |
| August 2019 | £481 |
| September 2019 | £386 |
| October 2019 | £387 |
| November 2019 | £387 |
| December 2019 | £592 |
| January 2020 | £484 |
| February 2020 | £389 |
| March 2020 | £390 |
| April 2020 | £390 |
| May 2020 | £390 |
| June 2020 | £595 |
| July 2020 | £391 |
| August 2020 | £392 |
| September 2020 | £394 |
| October 2020 | £396 |
| November 2020 | £398 |
| December 2020 | £399 |
| January 2021 | £901 |
| February 2021 | £611 |
| March 2021 | £615 |
| April 2021 | £618 |
| May 2021 | £621 |
| June 2021 | £623 |
| July 2021 | £625 |
| August 2021 | £512 |
| September 2021 | £939 |
| October 2021 | £634 |
| November 2021 | £636 |
| December 2021 | £638 |
| January 2022 | £640 |
| February 2022 | £644 |
| March 2022 | £527 |
| April 2022 | £974 |
| May 2022 | £979 |
| June 2022 | £658 |
| July 2022 | £662 |
| August 2022 | £665 |
| September 2022 | £672 |
| October 2022 | £677 |
| November 2022 | £683 |
| December 2022 | £1,028 |
| January 2023 | £1,033 |
| February 2023 | £694 |
| March 2023 | £697 |
| April 2023 | £701 |
| May 2023 | £705 |
| June 2023 | £709 |
| July 2023 | £714 |
| August 2023 | £720 |
| September 2023 | £586 |
| October 2023 | £726 |
| November 2023 | £728 |
| December 2023 | £730 |
| January 2024 | £732 |
| February 2024 | £737 |
| March 2024 | £743 |
| April 2024 | £609 |
| May 2024 | £615 |
| June 2024 | £1,131 |
| July 2024 | £768 |
| August 2024 | £508 |
| September 2024 | £512 |
| October 2024 | £790 |
| November 2024 | £522 |
| December 2024 | £1,189 |
| January 2025 | £665 |
| February 2025 | £822 |
| March 2025 | £826 |
| April 2025 | £544 |
| May 2025 | £681 |
| June 2025 | £838 |
| July 2025 | £842 |
| August 2025 | £843 |
| September 2025 | £1,234 |
| October 2025 | £1,236 |
| November 2025 | £851 |
| December 2025 | £699 |
| January 2026 | £1,246 |
| February 2026 | £1,249 |
| March 2026 | £1,253 |
| April 2026 | £715 |
| May 2026 | £1,275 |
| June 2026 | £587 |
| July 2026 | £590 |
The chart as a table
| Period | People resettled in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2017 Q1 | 15 people |
| 2017 Q2 | 26 people |
| 2017 Q4 | 19 people |
| 2018 Q1 | 11 people |
| 2018 Q4 | 4 people |
| 2019 Q1 | 18 people |
| 2019 Q3 | 17 people |
| 2020 Q1 | 7 people |
By category, 12 months to June 2026
| Category | Offences | Previous 12 months | Change | Per 1,000 | England & Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7,535 | 7,374 | ▲ 2.2% | 39.7 | 34.7 |
| Public order | 1,649 | 1,797 | ▼ 8.2% | 8.7 | 6.8 |
| Anti-social behaviour (not a crime) | 1,599 | 1,837 | ▼ 13.0% | 8.4 | 15.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,506 | 1,423 | ▲ 5.8% | 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1,354 | 1,253 | ▲ 8.1% | 7.1 | 3.4 |
| Shoplifting | 1,299 | 1,125 | ▲ 15.5% | 6.8 | 8.3 |
| Other theft | 920 | 991 | ▼ 7.2% | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| Vehicle crime | 622 | 665 | ▼ 6.5% | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| Other crime | 476 | 472 | ▲ 0.8% | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Burglary | 435 | 530 | ▼ 17.9% | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Possession of weapons | 155 | 146 | ▲ 6.2% | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Robbery | 120 | 105 | ▲ 14.3% | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 98 | 85 | ▲ 15.3% | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Theft from the person | 65 | 53 | ▲ 22.6% | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Violent crime | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Important caveat
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-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.
Source
- Data
- data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
- Population
- ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2025 edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
- Geography
- E08000013 · force Merseyside Police (E23000004)
- Rate
- offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.
- Method
- Methodology