Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Prestwood Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Prestwood Road (L14 2EF) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestwood Road (L14 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Back Dovecot Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prestwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidford Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Chedworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadoak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kettering Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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