Total Crime Rate
67.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mossgate Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 660th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mossgate Road (L14 0JP) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mossgate Road (L14 0JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhurst Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayfair Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhurst Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodhurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ancroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pagebank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pagebank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Gate Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Gate Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ancroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moss Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ancroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adcote Road | Under investigation |
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