Merseyside suffered a series of horrific dog attacks in 2022.
St Helens and Knowsley were both named in the top five areas in the country for hospital admissions due to dog attacks. Figures show that you are ten times more likely to be the victim of a dog attack in Merseyside than elsewhere in the country.
The five areas with the highest hospital admissions for dog attacks per 100,000 people per year are Knowsley at 24.2; Middlesbrough 21.4; Wakefield 20; Redcar and Cleveland 19.6 and St Helens 19.5.
