Families and businesses in Liverpool are left to ‘fend for themselves’ as only 8.25% of burglary cases in Merseyside  result in a charge 

• In Merseyside, a total of 4,110 burglaries were recorded, according to 2025 crime figures analysed by the Liberal Democrats.

• In Merseyside, just 8.25% of cases resulted in a charge, with 67.86% of cases closing without the police identifying a suspect.

• Cllr Carl Cashman, Leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, has slammed the Government’s handling of crime as “asleep at the wheel”, and has called for emergency legislation to legally bind police forces to attend every single burglary.

New figures from 2025, show that of the 223,194 burglaries reported in England and Wales, just 13,936 (6.24%) resulted in someone being charged, whilst in a shocking 160,396 (71.86%) cases police failed to even identify a suspect. In Liverpool, those figures are an 8.25% charge/ summons rate, and 2,789  (67.86% of) cases where the police fail to identify a suspect.

Home Office data analysed by the Liberal Democrats has found that 91.75% of the 4,110 burglary cases reported in Merseyside result in the criminal getting away scot free. Local Lib Dem Leader, Cllr Carl Cashman, is demanding an urgent restoration of neighbourhood police funding.

Cllr Carl Cashman has slammed the Government’s handling of the situation as “asleep at the wheel”, calling out Andy Burnham for failing to commit to tackling crime since taking office.

Liberal Democrats have urged Ministers to get a grip on crime and bring forward emergency legislation to ensure that all domestic burglaries are attended by the police and properly investigated. Currently, the vast majority of burglars are getting away scot free.

Liverpool Lib Dem Leader Cllr Carl Cashman has urged the Prime Minister to bring in a ‘Burglary Response Guarantee’, to reassure families across Liverpool that burglaries will be investigated, and that the criminals involved will be brought to justice. 

Cllr Carl Cashman, Leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, said:

“It is unacceptable that families and businesses across Liverpool are being left terrified as the vast majority of burglaries go unsolved. The Government has been asleep at the wheel; a persistent lack of support for community policing has left our streets vulnerable.

“In 91.75% of burglary cases, the victims never see someone charged - that has to change. Merseyside works tirelessly, but they require the proper resources and mandate from central government to ensure every single case is rigorously investigated.

“That’s why I’m demanding urgent action from the Prime Minister, to restore neighbourhood policing and back our calls for an investigation guarantee for all burglaries in Liverpool.”