Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 619th highest 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 This (L14 2DY) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 236.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode L14 2DY, 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 L14 2DY area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dunchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsheath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ackers Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ackers Hall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Dovecot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prestwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Max Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Max Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Dovecot Place
Sep 2025Other theft Back Dovecot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Denford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woodford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maidford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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