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Crime · Liverpool
Reported crime in Liverpool
73,153 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 138 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
73,153
Rate / 1,000
138
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27,223 | 37% |
| Drugs | 7,909 | 11% |
| Anti social behaviour | 6,941 | 9% |
| Public order | 6,663 | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 5,708 | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5,302 | 7% |
| Other theft | 4,159 | 6% |
| Vehicle crime | 2,760 | 4% |
| Burglary | 1,868 | 3% |
| Other crime | 1,776 | 2% |
| Robbery | 847 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 751 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 623 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 623 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2225 | 2299 | 2171 | 2226 | 2123 | 2044 | 2402 | 2160 | 2214 | 2448 | 2632 | 2279 | 27223 |
| Drugs | 625 | 632 | 731 | 655 | 720 | 597 | 630 | 599 | 743 | 591 | 578 | 808 | 7909 |
| Anti social behaviour | 537 | 709 | 564 | 430 | 468 | 459 | 500 | 543 | 671 | 619 | 795 | 646 | 6941 |
| Public order | 597 | 590 | 585 | 505 | 506 | 457 | 590 | 534 | 533 | 580 | 636 | 550 | 6663 |
| Shoplifting | 472 | 448 | 472 | 471 | 452 | 457 | 530 | 465 | 457 | 501 | 504 | 479 | 5708 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 437 | 560 | 478 | 438 | 423 | 401 | 450 | 430 | 383 | 447 | 443 | 412 | 5302 |
| Other theft | 354 | 325 | 362 | 391 | 333 | 284 | 368 | 316 | 329 | 349 | 393 | 355 | 4159 |
| Vehicle crime | 275 | 320 | 331 | 292 | 197 | 148 | 201 | 223 | 196 | 198 | 189 | 190 | 2760 |
| Burglary | 107 | 196 | 205 | 161 | 124 | 151 | 156 | 155 | 133 | 183 | 147 | 150 | 1868 |
| Other crime | 165 | 149 | 145 | 137 | 149 | 149 | 178 | 137 | 128 | 162 | 159 | 118 | 1776 |
| Robbery | 87 | 93 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 44 | 64 | 66 | 59 | 68 | 88 | 68 | 847 |
| Possession of weapons | 54 | 58 | 54 | 65 | 47 | 70 | 62 | 67 | 55 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 751 |
| Bicycle theft | 46 | 75 | 42 | 47 | 31 | 37 | 78 | 43 | 46 | 61 | 63 | 54 | 623 |
| Theft from the person | 71 | 65 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 60 | 46 | 623 |
| Total | 6052 | 6519 | 6256 | 5932 | 5683 | 5330 | 6286 | 5787 | 5992 | 6340 | 6750 | 6226 | 73153 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Liverpool, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 529,819.