Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025

Latest update: 05.12.2025

Crime rate per 1000 residents

All crimes 59.4 1/10
Violence and sexual offences 23.0 1/10
Anti-social behaviour 10.6 1/10
Public order 4.8 1/10
Criminal damage and arson 4.5 1/10
Shoplifting 3.5 1/10
Other theft 3.2 1/10
Drugs 3.0 7/10
Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
Burglary 1.8 1/10
Other crime 1.5 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.6 1/10
Robbery 0.4 1/10
Bicycle theft 0.4 1/10
Theft from the person 0.3 1/10

Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this region to UK peers of the same type.

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Crime overview for North West region

North West has the lowest crime rate region of 9 in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in North West in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the England country average (94.5 per 1,000 residents).

Violent crimes totalled 215,828 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ).

Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages).

Crime Rates in districts of North West region

Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents

Region average: 59.4 per 1,000

	District	Per 1,000	vs. Region	Label vs UK districts
1	Blackpool	214.0	154.6 (260%)	Very high 10/10
2	Preston	148.4	89.0 (150%)	Very high 10/10
3	Burnley	145.9	86.4 (145%)	Very high 10/10
4	Hyndburn	138.8	79.3 (133%)	Very high 10/10
5	Liverpool	138.3	78.9 (133%)	Very high 10/10
6	Blackburn with Darwen	125.3	65.8 (111%)	Very high 9/10
7	Lancaster	107.8	48.4 (81%)	High 8/10
8	Pendle	105.0	45.6 (77%)	High 7/10
9	Rossendale	98.6	39.1 (66%)	High 7/10
10	St. Helens	97.7	38.2 (64%)	High 7/10
11	Knowsley	96.7	37.3 (63%)	High 7/10
12	Halton	95.6	36.2 (61%)	High 7/10
13	Wyre	88.6	29.2 (49%)	Typical 6/10
14	South Ribble	86.9	27.4 (46%)	Typical 6/10
15	Sefton	85.5	26.0 (44%)	Typical 5/10
16	Fylde	84.6	25.2 (42%)	Typical 5/10
17	Chorley	83.2	23.8 (40%)	Typical 5/10
18	Wirral	80.5	21.1 (35%)	Typical 5/10
19	Warrington	74.7	15.3 (26%)	Low 4/10
20	West Lancashire	72.8	13.4 (23%)	Low 4/10
21	Cheshire West and Chester	72.5	13.1 (22%)	Low 4/10
22	Cumberland	69.5	10.0 (17%)	Low 3/10
23	Cheshire East	67.0	7.6 (13%)	Low 3/10
24	Westmorland and Furness	60.2	0.8 (1%)	Very low 2/10
25	Ribble Valley	56.1	-3.3 (-6%)	Very low 2/10
26	Wigan	0.4	-59.1 (-99%)	Very low 1/10
27	Manchester	0.4	-59.1 (-99%)	Very low 1/10
28	Stockport	0.3	-59.1 (-99%)	Very low 1/10
29	Bolton	0.3	-59.2 (-100%)	Very low 1/10
30	Rochdale	0.3	-59.2 (-100%)	Very low 1/10
31	Salford	0.2	-59.2 (-100%)	Very low 1/10
32	Tameside	0.2	-59.2 (-100%)	Very low 1/10
33	Bury	0.2	-59.3 (-100%)	Very low 1/10
34	Oldham	0.2	-59.3 (-100%)	Very low 1/10
35	Trafford	0.1	-59.3 (-100%)	Very low 1/10

Notes: “Per 1,000” = offences per 1,000 residents (last 12 months). “vs. Region” = difference from baseline.

Crime Rate in North West, region

Crime overview for North West region

Crime Rates in districts of North West region

Crime Over Time in North West region

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