Total Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maidford Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidford Road (L14 2DU) in the last 12 months was 225.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.1% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidford Road (L14 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchdown Grove, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodford Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maidford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kettering Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Churchdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Churchdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchdown Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Chedworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgar Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Stainer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stainer Close —
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Data Sources

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