Every Local Resilience Forum (LRF) has a Community Risk Register (CRR) which describes risks for the community and assesses how likely they are to lead to an emergency and the potential impact they would have.

The register is created through a risk assessment, and the information is used by the LRF to plan and prepare for emergencies that may occur.

The potential for emergencies is determined by Government in its National Risk Register.  Merseyside LRF refers to this in order to consider national issues alongside the local risk context and identify the risks within Merseyside.

These risks can come from lots of factors – from natural events such as weather, human diseases, animal diseases and accidents, to deliberate acts such as terrorism. This risk assessment can help identify new issues or highlight situations where risk may be changing.

Merseyside Community Risk Register (CRR)

The Civil Contingencies Act (2004) requires us to produce a Community Risk Register (CRR) as part of our wider work in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies. The register covers all types of risks and includes the joint plans and control measures that we have in place to protect the community of Merseyside.

The CRR gives you information on the biggest emergencies that could happen in Merseyside, together with an assessment of how likely they are to happen and if they did what the likely impacts would be. This includes the impacts to people, their houses, the environment and local businesses. 

If a risk is included in the CRR, it doesn't mean it will happen. It means we know it is a possibility, and we have made arrangements to reduce its impact.

We have highlighted the top risks and provided you with some general information - please see the links in Related Pages.

Click on the image below to download a copy of the Merseyside Community Risk Register 2026