#1Greasby
9,175 people14.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·11.3 violent and sexual, 3.7 homes and vehicles·#32 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Greasby, #1 on this list · Photo: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 4.0Merseyside rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Merseyside
Greasby records the least crime per resident of Merseyside’s 25 towns of 2,500+ with police.uk figures: 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (11.3 violent and sexual offences, 3.7 against homes and vehicles). 4 of the 25 grade A− or better on safety.
The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work
#1A
#2Meols
5,023 people16.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·12.1 violent and sexual, 4.1 homes and vehicles·#50 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
#3Lydiate
6,516 people19.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.6 violent and sexual, 5.4 homes and vehicles·#116 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
All 25 towns, ranked
Crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first; the sort uses the exact rate. Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.
25 towns.
#TownGrade · UK rankCrime rate
1Greasby9,175 peopleA#32 of 2,138 nationally14.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·11.3 violent and sexual, 3.7 homes and vehicles
2Meols5,023 peopleA#50 of 2,138 nationally16.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·12.1 violent and sexual, 4.1 homes and vehicles
3Lydiate6,516 peopleA#116 of 2,138 nationally19.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.6 violent and sexual, 5.4 homes and vehicles
4Heswall29,082 peopleA−#136 of 2,138 nationally19.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·14.3 violent and sexual, 5.5 homes and vehicles
5West Kirby13,383 peopleB+#299 of 2,138 nationally24.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·17.1 violent and sexual, 7.1 homes and vehicles
6Rainford5,573 peopleB+#321 of 2,138 nationally24.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·18.7 violent and sexual, 6.0 homes and vehicles
7Formby22,892 peopleB+#362 of 2,138 nationally25.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·19.4 violent and sexual, 6.1 homes and vehicles
8Billinge4,963 peopleB+#414 of 2,138 nationally26.6 crimes per 1,000 a year·19.5 violent and sexual, 7.0 homes and vehicles
9Hoylake5,311 peopleB−#690 of 2,138 nationally31.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·23.1 violent and sexual, 8.4 homes and vehicles
10Bebington57,607 peopleB−#827 of 2,138 nationally33.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·25.6 violent and sexual, 8.3 homes and vehicles
T11Maghull20,367 peopleC+#915 of 2,138 nationally35.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.0 violent and sexual, 7.9 homes and vehicles
T11Aintree6,212 peopleC+#916 of 2,138 nationally36.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·24.0 violent and sexual, 11.9 homes and vehicles
13Crosby50,218 peopleC#1,230 of 2,138 nationally42.6 crimes per 1,000 a year·31.2 violent and sexual, 11.4 homes and vehicles
14Haydock16,143 peopleC#1,353 of 2,138 nationally45.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·33.2 violent and sexual, 12.7 homes and vehicles
15Southport94,438 peopleC#1,384 of 2,138 nationally47.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·37.2 violent and sexual, 9.8 homes and vehicles
16Wallasey85,619 peopleC−#1,495 of 2,138 nationally50.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·38.2 violent and sexual, 12.0 homes and vehicles
17Huyton with Roby59,844 peopleC−#1,557 of 2,138 nationally52.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·38.8 violent and sexual, 13.3 homes and vehicles
18Prescot39,227 peopleC−#1,589 of 2,138 nationally53.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·40.6 violent and sexual, 12.4 homes and vehicles
19Newton-le-Willows24,651 peopleC−#1,626 of 2,138 nationally54.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·40.6 violent and sexual, 13.5 homes and vehicles
20Litherland18,752 peopleC−#1,658 of 2,138 nationally55.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·42.0 violent and sexual, 13.5 homes and vehicles
21Kirkby45,559 peopleD#1,725 of 2,138 nationally58.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·43.0 violent and sexual, 15.0 homes and vehicles
22Birkenhead109,854 peopleD#1,892 of 2,138 nationally67.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·50.1 violent and sexual, 17.2 homes and vehicles
23St Helens107,684 peopleD#1,914 of 2,138 nationally68.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·52.0 violent and sexual, 16.8 homes and vehicles
24Liverpool506,564 peopleD#1,980 of 2,138 nationally74.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·54.0 violent and sexual, 20.2 homes and vehicles
25Bootle53,722 peopleD−#2,036 of 2,138 nationally81.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·61.5 violent and sexual, 19.9 homes and vehicles
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What is the safest town in Merseyside?
Greasby ranks first on safety among 25 towns, with an A: 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (11.3 violent and sexual offences, 3.7 against homes and vehicles). Meols and Lydiate follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Merseyside’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Merseyside is on the county page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live25 towns · #1 GreasbyMost affordable towns25 towns · #1 BirkenheadTowns with the best schools25 towns · #1 HoylakeHealthiest towns25 towns · #1 West KirbyBest towns for jobs & income25 towns · #1 MeolsMost walkable towns25 towns · #1 LiverpoolTowns with the lowest flood risk25 towns · #1 Aintree and 4 moreBest towns for the outdoors25 towns · #1 LitherlandMost historic towns25 towns · #1 SouthportTowns with the most civic life25 towns · #1 RainfordTowns with the highest household incomes25 towns · #1 FormbyDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax25 towns · #1 Haydock and Newton-le-WillowsDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters25 towns · #1 HoylakeDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers25 towns · #1 St HelensDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers25 towns · #1 FormbyDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts25 towns · #1 MeolsDescribed, no lettersDriest towns25 towns · #1 Hoylake and MeolsDescribed, no lettersWettest towns25 towns · #1 BillingeDescribed, no letters
County by county
Safest towns, county by county
BedfordshireBerkshireBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCheshireClwydCornwallCounty DurhamCumbriaDerbyshireDevonDorsetDyfedEast Riding of YorkshireEast SussexEssexGloucestershireGwentHampshireHertfordshireKentLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonMerseysideMid GlamorganNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshireShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireSuffolkSurreyTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWiltshireWorcestershire
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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