Merseyside Police — Recorded Crime

Recorded offences, rate per 1,000 and category breakdown for Merseyside Police. ONS Police Force Area data, OGL v3.

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Rate / 1,000

93.1

National median 74.1 (+19.1)

Total offences

137,405

year ending December 2025

Population

1.43m

force area

Offences by category

Violence against the person55,237 (24.5%)

Theft offences28,955 (12.8%)

Violence without injury25,298 (11.2%)

Stalking and harassment16,760 (7.4%)

Public order offences15,464 (6.9%)

Drug offences13,900 (6.2%)

Violence with injury13,128 (5.8%)

Criminal damage and arson12,553 (5.6%)

Shoplifting9,754 (4.3%)

Other theft offences8,035 (3.6%)

Vehicle offences5,133 (2.3%)

Sexual offences4,840 (2.1%)

Burglary4,126 (1.8%)

Miscellaneous crimes3,601 (1.6%)

Residential burglary2,878 (1.3%)

Robbery1,483 (0.7%)

Possession of weapons offences1,372 (0.6%)

Non-residential burglary1,248 (0.6%)

Bicycle theft1,133 (0.5%)

Theft from the person774 (0.3%)

Death or serious injury - unlawful driving42 (0.0%)

Homicide9 (0.0%)

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Source: ONS — Police Force Area data tables · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0 · year ending December 2025, fetched 2026-07-14. Recorded crime reflects reporting and recording practice as well as underlying crime. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Merseyside Police.