Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pilch Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 705th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilch Lane (L14 0LD) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilch Lane (L14 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Adcote Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pilch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynsted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swanside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corwen Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfair Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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