Liverpool crime: July 2026 to August 2026 figures and the year to August
Police recorded 5,285 crimes in Liverpool in August 2026, down from 5,423 a year earlier. Over the 12 months to August 2026, recorded crime rose 2% compared with the previous 12 months. Single-month figures can move a lot from year to year.
By Rafael Cardoso · · police.uk figures for August 2026
Police recorded 5,285 crimes in Liverpool in August 2026, compared with 5,423 in August 2025, a fall of 3%. This works out at a rate of 10.4 crimes per thousand residents across the city's population of 508,961.
Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, 62,910 crimes were recorded in Liverpool, compared with 61,942 in the previous 12-month period, a rise of 2%. Single-month totals can vary considerably, so this longer-term figure gives a steadier picture of the trend than the August figure alone.
Three crime types rose over the 12-month period. Shoplifting increased from 4,556 to 5,429 offences, up 19%. Bicycle theft rose from 552 to 598, up 8%. Possession of weapons offences, covering knives and other weapons, rose from 651 to 706, also up 8%.
Other categories fell over the same period. Other crime dropped from 1,929 to 1,685 offences, down 13%. Burglary fell from 1,938 to 1,773, down 9%. Public order offences fell from 6,937 to 6,330, also down 9%.
Across England and Wales, recorded crime was unchanged in the single month and fell 1% over the 12-month period, for context alongside the Liverpool figures.
The figures
| Crimes in August 2026 | 5,285 (down 3% on August 2025, 5,423) |
|---|---|
| Per 1,000 residents | 10.4 in the month, 508,961 residents |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 62,910 crimes, up 2% on the 12 months before (61,942) |
| Rose most | Shoplifting up 19% (5,429), Bicycle theft up 8% (598), Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) up 8% (706) |
| Fell most | Other crime down 13% (1,685), Burglary down 9% (1,773), Public order down 9% (6,330) |
| England and Wales | down 1% over the same 12 months |
Crimes recorded by the police and published on police.uk, counted where they happened and summed for Liverpool. Figures for a single month move a lot; the 12-month change is the steadier guide. This report is written automatically from these figures, and every number in it is checked against them before it is published. How the figures are counted.
Crime in Liverpool by neighbourhood · Liverpool council area · All monthly reports
