Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lynsted Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 415th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynsted Road (L14 0NT) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynsted Road (L14 0NT), the main crime hotspot is near Back Dovecot Place. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynsted Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grovehurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Dovecot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Dovecot Place —
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Dovecot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovehurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gemini Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grovehurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfair Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynsted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grovehurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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