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Crime Rates in North West, region
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
95.2 crimes
Last updated: 10.12.2025
Annual total crime rate in North West, region is 95.2 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in North West (region) by type
Violence and sexual offences
36.7
Anti-social behaviour
17.2
Public order
7.59
Criminal damage and arson
7.14
Shoplifting
5.54
Other theft
5.11
Drugs
4.82
Vehicle crime
3.14
Burglary
2.85
Other crime
2.4
Possession of weapons
0.932
Robbery
0.687
Bicycle theft
0.622
Theft from the person
0.408
Data source: data.police.uk
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Above are annual crime rates in North West (region) by crime type.
The figures represent the number of annual crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in North West (region).
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Historical crime rates in North West (region)
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Data source: data.police.uk
Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of North West (region)
| Borough name | Crime Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Westmorland and Furness | 42.3 low |
| 2. Cumberland | 48.4 low |
| 3. Ribble Valley | 57.9 low |
| 4. Cheshire East | 65.9 low |
| 5. Cheshire West and Chester | 71.3 low |
| 6. Warrington | 72.4 low |
| 7. West Lancashire | 72.6 low |
| 8. Wirral | 81.2 low |
| 9. Chorley | 83.8 low |
| 10. Fylde | 85 low |
| 11. Sefton | 86.1 low |
| 12. South Ribble | 86.8 low |
| 13. Wyre | 90.7 low |
| 14. Halton | 92.9 low |
| 15. Knowsley | 97.2 medium |
| 16. Rossendale | 97.6 medium |
| 17. St. Helens | 98.6 medium |
| 18. Pendle | 105 medium |
| 19. Lancaster | 108 medium |
| 20. Blackburn with Darwen | 125 medium |
| 21. Hyndburn | 140 high |
| 22. Liverpool | 142 high |
| 23. Burnley | 148 high |
| 24. Preston | 153 high |
| 25. Blackpool | 213 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025