Crime Rates at Moss Side, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, L14 0JS

Moss Side area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 665th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Side (L14 0JS) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Side (L14 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhurst Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.