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It’s a good idea to be well-read and up-to-date on what’s going on in your area for safety purposes, but criminal activity can also have an effect on rent and property prices in your area.
After two consecutive years of increased criminality, crime rates in the Liverpool Metropolitan Area have decreased by 4% between 2017/2018 and 2018/19. In 2016/17, there was a peak in the number of reported crimes and a 15% increase in crimes compared to the year before (2015/16). The following year (2017/18) had a slight increase as well (2%), but this trend didn’t last, as the number of reports decreased in 2018/19.
Year (June-May) | Number of crimes | Y-o-Y percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 166,837 | 1.43% |
2018/19 | 164,479 | -3.54% |
2017/18 | 170,513 | 2.01% |
2016/17 | 167,151 | 14.73% |
2015/16 | 145,695 | -3.91% |
2014/15 | 151,620 |
There is good news, 9 out of 14 crime categories are indeed seeing a statistical drop. The biggest decrease is in crimes related to vehicles, with 1,749 fewer cases being reported (-17%) in 2019/20 than in 2018/19. The second biggest decrease is in the category called “other theft” (that is, not from a person) which had a 16% decrease this year with 8,471 committed crimes in 2019/20 versus 10,039 crimes in 2018/19.
Looking at the past five years, the biggest average decrease is found in burglaries, which have been decreasing by 5%.
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 8,255 | -17.48% |
2018/19 | 10,004 | -10.96% |
2017/18 | 11,235 | 12.27% |
2016/17 | 10,007 | 11.71% |
2015/16 | 8,958 | 1.37% |
2014/15 | 8,837 | Average: -0.62% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 8,329 | -15.68% |
2018/19 | 9,878 | -21.16% |
2017/18 | 12,529 | 10.13% |
2016/17 | 11,377 | 8.16% |
2015/16 | 10,519 | -6.06% |
2014/15 | 11,197 | Average: -4.92% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 8,471 | -15.62% |
2018/19 | 10,039 | -6.90% |
2017/18 | 10,783 | -2.06% |
2016/17 | 11,010 | 49.31% |
2015/16 | 7,374 | -19.74% |
2014/15 | 9,188 | Average: +1.00% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 1,619 | -12.63% |
2018/19 | 1,853 | -4.78% |
2017/18 | 1,946 | 1.73% |
2016/17 | 1,913 | 24.06% |
2015/16 | 1,542 | -19.69% |
2014/15 | 1,920 | Average: -2.26% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 1,234 | -12.05% |
2018/19 | 1,403 | -2.03% |
2017/18 | 1,432 | 12.14% |
2016/17 | 1,277 | 31.38% |
2015/16 | 972 | -5.45% |
2014/15 | 1,028 | Average: +4.80% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 7,250 | -11.10% |
2018/19 | 8,155 | -7.03% |
2017/18 | 8,772 | -10.94% |
2016/17 | 9,849 | 20.46% |
2015/16 | 8,176 | -13.71% |
2014/15 | 9,475 | Average: -4.46% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 14,673 | -6.27% |
2018/19 | 15,654 | -11.96% |
2017/18 | 17,780 | 3.37% |
2016/17 | 17,200 | 10.76% |
2015/16 | 15,529 | -3.27% |
2014/15 | 16,054 | Average: -1.47% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 2,138 | -5.81% |
2018/19 | 2,270 | 31.75% |
2017/18 | 1,723 | -9.22% |
2016/17 | 1,898 | 54.31% |
2015/16 | 1,230 | -23.46% |
2014/15 | 1,607 | Average: +9.51% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 2,679 | -3.49% |
2018/19 | 2,776 | 8.18% |
2017/18 | 2,566 | 27.47% |
2016/17 | 2,013 | 29.20% |
2015/16 | 1,558 | 15.32% |
2014/15 | 1,351 | Average: +15.34% |
In 2019/20, we can see that drug crimes increased the most, with 3,235 (37%) more offences being reported than in 2018/19. This is a longstanding trend, with offences involving drugs increasing steadily over the past four years by 22% on average per year. Weapon crimes and possessions had the second-highest increase, with 284 (26%) more weapon-related violations being reported this year compared to 2019/20.
Crimes related to antisocial behaviour have increased by the third-highest amount, with 3,227 (10%) more instances of this type of crime being reported in 2019/20 than in 2018/19.
Over the 5-year period between 2014/15 and 2019/20, crimes involving the disturbance of public order have increased on average 28%, more than any other crime.
The most recorded crimes involved violence and sex offences, which were reported 51,235 times during 2019/20. This means that, on average, 4,270 violence and sex offence cases were reported per month, or 6 per hour. Robbery was the least-common crime this year, with only 1,234 instances recorded.
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 12,068 | 36.62% |
2018/19 | 8,833 | 26.06% |
2017/18 | 7,007 | 20.66% |
2016/17 | 5,807 | 3.60% |
2015/16 | 5,605 | -28.15% |
2014/15 | 7,801 | Average: +11.76% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 1,369 | 26.18% |
2018/19 | 1,085 | 21.77% |
2017/18 | 891 | 23.92% |
2016/17 | 719 | 13.59% |
2015/16 | 633 | -2.01% |
2014/15 | 646 | Average: +16.69% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 34,486 | 10.32% |
2018/19 | 31,259 | -27.49% |
2017/18 | 43,112 | -20.89% |
2016/17 | 54,497 | 0.20% |
2015/16 | 54,389 | -4.78% |
2014/15 | 57,120 | Average: -8.53% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 51,235 | 5.46% |
2018/19 | 48,583 | 20.44% |
2017/18 | 40,338 | 24.60% |
2016/17 | 32,373 | 30.47% |
2015/16 | 24,813 | 16.45% |
2014/15 | 21,308 | Average: +19.48% |
Year | Number of crimes | Percentage change |
---|---|---|
2019/20 | 13,031 | 2.71% |
2018/19 | 12,687 | 22.00% |
2017/18 | 10,399 | 44.21% |
2016/17 | 7,211 | 64.00% |
2015/16 | 4,397 | 7.56% |
2014/15 | 4,088 | Average: +28.10% |
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